cymbiform
1Cymbiform — 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] || …
2cymbiform — adj. [Gr. kymbe, small boat; L. forma, shape] Boatshaped; navicular; scaphoid …
3cymbiform — /sim beuh fawrm /, adj. Bot., Zool. boatshaped. [1700 10; < L cymb(a) ( < Gk kýmbe hollow object) + I + FORM] * * * …
4cymbiform — cym·bi·form (simґbĭ form) [cymbo + form] boat shaped; scaphoid …
5cymbiform — shaped like a boat Shapes and Resemblance …
6cymbiform — a. Boat shaped …
7cymbiform — Boat shaped, e.g. the shape of cycad pollen …
8cymbiform — cym·bi·form …
9cymbiform — a. boat shaped. ♦ cymbate, a. ♦ cymbocephalic, cymbocephalous, a. having head with forehead receding and back projecting …
10cymbiform — adj. Anat. & Bot. boat shaped. Etymology: L cymba f. Gk kumbe boat + FORM …
