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poculiform

[ pok-yuh-luh-fawrm ]
/ ˈpɒk yə ləˌfɔrm /

adjective

having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.

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Origin of poculiform

1825–35; <Latin pōcul(um) cup + -i- + -form

Words nearby poculiform

pococurante, Pocono Mountains, Poços de Caldas, pocosin, pocul., poculiform, pod, -poda, podagra, podalgia, podalic
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