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scyphiform

[sahy-fuh-fawrm]

scy·phi·form

[sahy-fuh-fawrm]
adjective Botany.
shaped like a cup or goblet.

Origin:
1870–75; scyphi- + -form
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organisms having pairs of homologous chromosomes
organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material
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scyphiform (ˈsaɪfɪˌfɔːm)
 
adj
shaped like a cup or goblet: a scyphiform cell
 
[C19: from Greek skuphos cup + -form]

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