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Webster 1913 Edition


Cymbiform

Cym′bi-form

(s?m′b?-f?rm)
,,
Adj.
[L.
cymba
boat (Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]) +
-form
: cf. F.
cymbiforme
.]
Shaped like a boat;
(Bot.)
elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as the glumes of many grasses.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cymbiform

CYMBIFORM

,
Adj.
[L., a boat, form.] Shaped like a boat.

Definition 2024


cymbiform

cymbiform

English

Adjective

cymbiform (comparative more cymbiform, superlative most cymbiform)

  1. Shaped like a boat.
  2. (botany) Elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as in the glumes of many grasses.