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cyathiform

American  
[sahy-ath-uh-fawrm] / saɪˈæθ əˌfɔrm /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

  1. shaped like a cup.

Etymology

Origin of cyathiform

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

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