Meanings
adjectivehypocrateriform (comparative more hypocrateriform, superlative most hypocrateriform)
comparative more hypocrateriform · superlative most hypocrateriform
- biologyShaped like a salver.
Calyx tubular ,5-10 - cleft; corolla hypocrateriform, tube long, limb flat
1861, Alphonso Wood, A class-book of botany […]Synonyms: hypocraterimorphous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveShaped like a salver.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὑποκρατήριον“stand for a vessel”
- Englishhypocrateriform
From Ancient Greek ὑποκρατήριον (hupokratḗrion, “stand for a vessel”) + -form.
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hypocrateriform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocrateriform
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“hypocrateriform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocrateriform. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypocrateriform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocrateriform.
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