cymbiform

cymbiform
cym·bi·form (simґbĭ-form) [cymbo- + form] boat-shaped; scaphoid.

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  • Cymbiform — Cym bi*form (s?m b? f?rm),, a. [L. cymba boat (Gr. ????) + form: cf. F. cymbiforme.] Shaped like a boat; (Bot.) elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as the glumes of many grasses. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cymbiform — adj. [Gr. kymbe, small boat; L. forma, shape] Boatshaped; navicular; scaphoid …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • cymbiform — /sim beuh fawrm /, adj. Bot., Zool. boatshaped. [1700 10; < L cymb(a) ( < Gk kýmbe hollow object) + I + FORM] * * * …   Universalium

  • cymbiform — shaped like a boat Shapes and Resemblance …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • cymbiform — a. Boat shaped …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • cymbiform —   Boat shaped, e.g. the shape of cycad pollen …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • cymbiform — cym·bi·form …   English syllables

  • cymbiform —   a. boat shaped.    ♦ cymbate, a.    ♦ cymbocephalic, cymbocephalous, a. having head with forehead receding and back projecting …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • cymbiform — adj. Anat. & Bot. boat shaped. Etymology: L cymba f. Gk kumbe boat + FORM …   Useful english dictionary

  • Curvature — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Curvature >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 curvature curvature curvity curvation Sgm: N 1 incurvature incurvature incurvity| Sgm: N 1 incurvation incurvation Sgm: N 1 bend bend Sgm: N 1 flexure …   English dictionary for students

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