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acetabuliform

American  
[as-i-tab-yuh-luh-fawrm] / ˌæs ɪˈtæb yə 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; acetabulum, -i-, -form

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Acetabuliform: like a shallow saucer with more or less incurved sides.

From Project Gutenberg

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