crateriformadj.
/ˈkreɪtərɪfɔːm//krəˈtɛrɪfɔːm/ 1. Geology, etc. Crater-shaped, crater-like.
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crateriform1830
craterous1856
crateral1860
craterine1888
1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 389 A conical and crateriform disposition.
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xix. 377 The crateriform hills of Auvergne.
2. Botany. Cup- or bowl-shaped; concave and nearly hemispherical.
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the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > cup or saucer-shaped
scutellate1785
acetabuliform1824
cupulate1835
crateriform1866
cupular1870
1866 in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot.
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. vi. §5. 248 Crateriform, or Saucer-shaped, like rotate, except that the broad limb is cupped by some upturning toward the margin.
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