cyathiform

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English

Etymology

From Latin cyathus (cup) +‎ -form, from Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos). Compare French cyathiforme.

Adjective

cyathiform (comparative more cyathiform, superlative most cyathiform)

  1. In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
    • c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach
      Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, / Making mere faculae of the sun and moon