hypocrateriform

hypocrateriform

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ὑποκρατήριον (hupokratḗrion, “stand for a vessel”) +‎ -form

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpəʊkɹəˈtɪəɹɪˌfɔː(ɹ)m/

Adjective

hypocrateriform (comparative more hypocrateriform, superlative most hypocrateriform)

1. (botany) Shaped like a salver.
   • 1861, Alphonso Wood, A class-book of botany […]

     Calyx tubular ,5-10 - cleft; corolla hypocrateriform, tube long, limb flat

Synonyms

• hypocraterimorphous

References

hypocrateriform in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913