cymbiform

[ sim-buh-fawrm ]

/ ˈsɪm bəˌfɔrm /

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adjective Botany, Zoology.

having the shape of a boat; boat-shaped.

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Origin of cymbiform

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

Cymbiform: boat-shaped: a concave disc with elevated margin; navicular.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
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