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scyphiform

scyphiform adjective: shaped like a cup.

Adjective

scyphiform (comparative more scyphiform, superlative most scyphiform)

  1. Shaped like a cup.

Forms of scyphiform

comparativemore scyphiform
superlativemost scyphiform

Origin of scyphiform

From Latin scyphus (“a cup”) + -iform.

Questions about scyphiform

What does scyphiform mean?
Scyphiform means shaped like a cup.
What part of speech is scyphiform?
Scyphiform is an adjective.

Words near scyphiform in the dictionary

  1. scyon
  2. scyons
  3. scyphate
  4. scyphates
  5. scyphi
  6. scyphiform
  7. scyphiphorous
  8. scyphistoma
  9. scyphistomae
  10. scyphistomas
  11. scyphistomata

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