scyphiform

[ sahy-fuh-fawrm ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. shaped like a cup or goblet.

Origin of scyphiform

1
First recorded in 1870–75; scyphi- + -form

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British Dictionary definitions for scyphiform

scyphiform

/ (ˈsaɪfɪˌfɔːm) /


adjective
  1. shaped like a cup or goblet: a scyphiform cell

Origin of scyphiform

1
C19: from Greek skuphos cup + -form

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