cyathiform
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cyathiform
First recorded in 1770–80; cyath(ium) + -i- + -form
Example Sentences
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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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