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cyathiform

[ sahy-ath-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.
  1. shaped like a cup.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyathiform1

First recorded in 1770–80; cyath(ium) + -i- + -form
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Example Sentences

The form from which the group derives its generic appellation is that of the cup-shaped or Cyathiform species (fig. 17).

Cyathiform, sī′a-thi-form, adj. like a cup a little widened at top.

Cyathiform, in the shape of a cup, or particularly of a wine-glass.

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