cyathiform
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cyathiform
First recorded in 1770–80; cyath(ium) + -i- + -form
Example Sentences
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The thin apex breaks up into pieces and falls away, leaving sometimes a regular cyathiform portion, at other times the margin is broken and irregular.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)
Sporangium cyathiform, stipitate; the lid slightly convex, discrete from the first, usually depressed below the rim of the cup, falling away at maturity, and leaving a smooth, circular margin to the lower cyathiform portion.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)
P. cyathiform, spotted with blackish brown squamules; g. milk-white; s. slender, attenuated; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
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