SCYPHIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

scyphiform (comparative more scyphiform, superlative most scyphiform)

(botany) Shaped like a cup.

Source: Wiktionary


Scy"phi*form, a. Etym: [L. scyphus a cup + -form.] (Bot.)

Definition: Cup-shaped.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.

coffee icon