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acetabuliform

American  
[as-i-tab-yuh-luh-fawrm] / ˌæs ɪˈtæb jə ləˌfɔrm /

adjective

Botany, Mycology.
  1. saucer-shaped, as the fruiting bodies of certain lichens.


Etymology

Origin of acetabuliform

From New Latin, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at acetabulum, -i-, -form

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Shaped like a shallow; saucerÐshaped; as, an acetabuliform calyx.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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