hypocraterimorphous

adjective

Shaped like a salver; having a slender tube that sharply expands into a bowl-shaped or spreading border

“hypocraterimorphous flower”

Similar
salverform
OriginAncient Greek ὑποκρατήριον →
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Meanings

adjectivehypocraterimorphous (comparative more hypocraterimorphous, superlative most hypocraterimorphous)

comparative more hypocraterimorphous · superlative most hypocraterimorphous

  1. biologyShaped like a salver; having a slender tube that sharply expands into a bowl-shaped or spreading border

    hypocraterimorphous flower

    1 more example

    hypocraterimorphous corolla

    Synonyms: salverform

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveShaped like a salver; having a slender tube that sharply expands into a bowl-shaped or spreading border

Similar
salverform
Also see
hypocrateriformsalverform

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑποκρατήριον“stand for a mixing jar”
  2. Englishhypocraterimorphous

From Ancient Greek ὑποκρατήριον (hupokratḗrion, “stand for a mixing jar”) (from ὑπο- (hupo-) + κρατήρ (kratḗr) + -ιον (-ion)) + -morphous.

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

Chicago

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

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