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/sim"beuh fawrm'/, adj. Bot., Zool.boatshaped.[1700-10; < L cymb(a) ( < Gk kýmbe hollow object) + -I- + -FORM]
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cymbiform
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Cymbiform — Cym bi*form (s?m b? f?rm),, a. [L. cymba boat (Gr. ????) + form: cf. F. cymbiforme.] Shaped like a boat; (Bot.) elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as the glumes of many grasses. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cymbiform — adj. [Gr. kymbe, small boat; L. forma, shape] Boatshaped; navicular; scaphoid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cymbiform — cym·bi·form (simґbĭ form) [cymbo + form] boat shaped; scaphoid … Medical dictionary
cymbiform — shaped like a boat Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
cymbiform — a. Boat shaped … New dictionary of synonyms
cymbiform — Boat shaped, e.g. the shape of cycad pollen … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
cymbiform — cym·bi·form … English syllables
cymbiform — a. boat shaped. ♦ cymbate, a. ♦ cymbocephalic, cymbocephalous, a. having head with forehead receding and back projecting … Dictionary of difficult words
cymbiform — adj. Anat. & Bot. boat shaped. Etymology: L cymba f. Gk kumbe boat + FORM … Useful english dictionary
Curvature — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Curvature >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 curvature curvature curvity curvation Sgm: N 1 incurvature incurvature incurvity| Sgm: N 1 incurvation incurvation Sgm: N 1 bend bend Sgm: N 1 flexure … English dictionary for students
