cyathiform

[ sahy-ath-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. shaped like a cup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyathiform¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Cup-shaped, same as cyathiform or near it.

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

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P. fleshy, edge downy, white, convex then cyathiform, flesh white then pinkish; g. decur. pinkish; s. rosy; sp. 3-4 long.

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P. cyathiform, spotted with blackish brown squamules; g. milk-white; s. slender, attenuated; sp.

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