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cymbiform

American  
[sim-buh-fawrm] / ˈsɪm bəˌfɔrm /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

  1. having the shape of a boat; boat-shaped.

Etymology

Origin of cymbiform

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

Example Sentences

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Cymb�form, or Cymbiform, same as boat-shaped.

From Project Gutenberg

Spathes are 1/8 to 1/3 inch long, sessile or pedicellate, green, cymbiform, with subulate tips.

From Project Gutenberg

The second glume is cymbiform, compressed laterally, with a dorsal hyaline ciliate wing to the keel, 5- to 7-veined.

From Project Gutenberg

Cymbiform: boat-shaped: a concave disc with elevated margin; navicular.

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