caliciform

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adjective

Having the shape of a cup or calyx.

OriginLatin calyx →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivecaliciform (comparative more caliciform, superlative most caliciform)

comparative more caliciform · superlative most caliciform

  1. Having the shape of a cup or calyx.

Origin

  1. Latincalyx“calyx”
  2. Englishcaliciform

Latin calyx (“calyx”) + -iform. By surface analysis, calic- + -i- + -form.

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APA

caliciform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliciform

MLA

“caliciform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliciform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caliciform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caliciform.

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