cyathiform

cyathiform

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 […]