lecythiform

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adjective

shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.

OriginAncient Greek λήκυθος →
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Meanings

adjectivelecythiform (comparative more lecythiform, superlative most lecythiform)

comparative more lecythiform · superlative most lecythiform

  1. biologyshaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bottledpear-shaped

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλήκυθος“oil flask or bottle”
  2. Englishlecythiform

From Ancient Greek λήκυθος (lḗkuthos, “oil flask or bottle”) + -iform (“having the shape of”).

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Translations

German flaschenförmig
  • flaschenförmigshaped like a bottle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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