cyathiform
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cyathiform
First recorded in 1770–80; cyath(ium) + -i- + -form
Example Sentences
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The thin apex breaks up into pieces and falls away, leaving sometimes a regular cyathiform portion, at other times the margin is broken and irregular.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
P. cyathiform, spotted with blackish brown squamules; g. milk-white; s. slender, attenuated; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Sporangium cyathiform, stipitate; the lid slightly convex, discrete from the first, usually depressed below the rim of the cup, falling away at maturity, and leaving a smooth, circular margin to the lower cyathiform portion.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
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