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scyphose

scyphose adjective: having scyphi.

Adjective

scyphose (not comparable)

  1. Having scyphi.
    • Primary squamules and podetia glaucescent or greenish grey; never yellowish and rarely scyphose1957, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, page 609
    • Primary squamules small to large; podetia either scyphose or not subclavate;1968, Flora Neotropica, page 83

Origin of scyphose

From scyphus + -ose.

Questions about scyphose

What does scyphose mean?
Scyphose means having scyphi.
What part of speech is scyphose?
Scyphose is an adjective.

Words near scyphose in the dictionary

  1. scyphomedusan
  2. scyphomedusans
  3. scyphopolyp
  4. scyphopolyps
  5. scyphos
  6. scyphose
  7. scyphozoa
  8. scyphozoan
  9. scyphozoans
  10. scyphus
  11. scytale

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