cymbiform

[ sim-buh-fawrm ]

/ ˈsɪm bəˌfɔrm /

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adjective Botany, Zoology.

having the shape of a boat; boat-shaped.

Nearby words

cymbal, cymbalo, cymbalom, cymbeline, cymbidium, cymbiform, cymbocephalic, cymbocephaly, cyme, cymene, cymling

Origin of cymbiform

1700–10; < Latin cymb(a) (< Greek kýmbē hollow object) + -i- + -form

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Examples from the Web for cymbiform

The second glume is cymbiform, compressed laterally, with a dorsal hyaline ciliate wing to the keel, 5- to 7-veined.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Cymbiform: boat-shaped: a concave disc with elevated margin; navicular.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith