cyathiform

[ sahy-ath-uh-fawrm ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.

shaped like a cup.

Origin of cyathiform

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

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How to use cyathiform in a sentence

The form from which the group derives its generic appellation is that of the cup-shaped or cyathiform species (fig. 17).
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerby
cyathiform, sī′a-thi-form, adj. like a cup a little widened at top.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various
cyathiform, in the shape of a cup, or particularly of a wine-glass.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray

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