cymbiform

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adjective

Shaped like a boat.

“cymbiform pericarps”

OriginLatin cymba →
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Meanings

adjectivecymbiform (not comparable)
  1. not comparableShaped like a boat.
  2. not comparablebiologyElongated and having the upper surface clesa ly concave, as in the glumes of many grasses.

    cymbiform pericarps

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
navicular

Origin

  1. Latincymba“boat”
  2. Englishcymbiform

Latin cymba (“boat”), + -iform.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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