CYATHIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

cyathiform (comparative more cyathiform, superlative most cyathiform)

In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.

Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, / Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]

Source: Wiktionary


Cy*ath"i*form (s-th"-frm), a. Etym: [L. cyathus a cup (Gr, ky`aqos) - form:cf. F. cyathiforme.]

Definition: In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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