poculiform
/ˈpɑkjəlɪfɔɹm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Poculiform (poculiforme) cylindrically cup-shaped, with the base hemispherical, and but slightly, or not at all, spreading or recurved at the mouth."
- "JASMINUM bracteatum […] Calyx pubescent; tube poculiform, subnervose; segments setaceous, erect, as long as the tube."
- "A subdivision of the genus Narcissus, including N. capax and N. reflexus, in which the segments of the perianth are semi-reflexed, and the coronet poculiform, about equalling the perianth segments."
- "[S]ubgenital plate of male poculiform, narrowly rounded at apex as seen from dorsum […]"
- "Poculiforms Known since the nineteenth century, poculiform snowdrops derive their name from the Latin poculus ('little cup'), and were named by the Revd. Henry Harpur-Crew (1828–1883). The inner segments are elongated so that all six flower segments are generally equal in length, forming a rounded, bowl-shaped flower."
- "'The Bride' [a snowdrop variety], found in the early Seventies at Foxcote Farm near Cheltenham, was his first discovery. It's a poculiform (cup-shaped) G. elwesii with six pure white petals of the same length. Like many poculiforms […] it's not a strong grower."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: iform
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑkjəlɪfɔɹm/
- British English: /ˈpɒkjʊlɪfɔːm/