scyphi-

a combining form representing scyphus, in compound words:

scyphiform.

Also, scyph-, scypho-.

Related Words

scyphiform
scyphozoan

scyphi-|ˈsaɪfɪ|combining form of L. scyphus cup (see scyphus), used in scientific terms, chiefly Bot. and Zool. (Properly, this form should be used only for compounds with Latin words, and scypho- for those with Greek words; but this rule has often been neglected.) scyphiferous |saɪˈfɪfərəs| a. [-ferous] Bot., bearing a scyphus; = scyphophorous. ˈscyphiform |-fɔːm| a. [-form], (a) Bot., resembling a scyphus in shape; (b) Zool., ‘boat-shaped, scaphoid’ (Cent. Dict.). scyˈphiphorous |-fərəs| a. Bot. = scyphophorous, scyphiferous. ‖ scyˈphistoma Zool. = scyphostoma; hence scyˈphistomoid a., of or belonging to a scyphistoma (in quot. absol.); scyˈphistomous a. (Cent. Dict.).1871W. A. Leighton Lichen-Flora 57 Podetia from disk of laciniæ,..*scyphiferous.Ibid. 2 Apothecia biatorine on *scyphiform or simple podetia.1879Ibid. (ed. 3) 521 *Scyphiphorous.1870H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. (1875) 122 The *Scyphistoma assumes the aspect of a pile of saucers, arranged one upon another with their concave surfaces upward.1902G. H. Fowler in Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 131 The non-sexual *scyphistomoid (corresponding to the hydroid) alternating with the medusoid. Add: scyphistoma: hence scyphiˈstomal a., pertaining to or consisting of a scyphistoma.1959W. Andrew Textbk. Compar. Histol. xii. 463 Cassiopeia constricts off ciliated buds from the *scyphistomal stalk.1977J. Cohen Reproduction x. 188 Most coelenterate medusae have a polyp stage (or a scyphistomal equivalent) on the sea-bed.

scyphi- /ˈsʌɪfi, ˈskʌɪfi, ˈskɪfi/ combining form of Latin scyphus cup: see -i-. Cf. scypho-.

DERIVATIVE scyphiferous /sʌɪˈfɪf(ə)rəs/ adjective (Botany) bearing a scyphus L19.
scyphiform adjective (Botany) resembling a scyphus in shape M19.
scyphistoma noun, pl. -mae /-mi:/, -mas, Zoology the fixed polypoid stage in the life cycle of a scyphozoan, which reproduces asexually by budding or strobilation L19.

scyphi-
combining form
see scyph-

词汇	scyphi-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED SOED Webster scyphi- 1 a combining form representing scyphus, in compound words: scyphiform. Also, scyph-, scypho-. Related Words scyphiform scyphozoan scyphi-\|ˈsaɪfɪ\|combining form of L. scyphus cup (see scyphus), used in scientific terms, chiefly Bot. and Zool. (Properly, this form should be used only for compounds with Latin words, and scypho- for those with Greek words; but this rule has often been neglected.) scyphiferous \|saɪˈfɪfərəs\| a. [-ferous] Bot., bearing a scyphus; = scyphophorous. ˈscyphiform \|-fɔːm\| a. [-form], (a) Bot., resembling a scyphus in shape; (b) Zool., ‘boat-shaped, scaphoid’ (Cent. Dict.). scyˈphiphorous \|-fərəs\| a. Bot. = scyphophorous, scyphiferous. ‖ scyˈphistoma Zool. = scyphostoma; hence scyˈphistomoid a., of or belonging to a scyphistoma (in quot. absol.); scyˈphistomous a. (Cent. Dict.).1871W. A. Leighton Lichen-Flora 57 Podetia from disk of laciniæ,..scyphiferous.Ibid. 2 Apothecia biatorine on scyphiform or simple podetia.1879Ibid. (ed. 3) 521 Scyphiphorous.1870H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool.* (1875) 122 The Scyphistoma assumes the aspect of a pile of saucers, arranged one upon another with their concave surfaces upward.1902G. H. Fowler in Encycl. Brit.* XXVII. 131 The non-sexual scyphistomoid (corresponding to the hydroid) alternating with the medusoid. Add: scyphistoma: hence scyphiˈstomal* a., pertaining to or consisting of a scyphistoma.1959W. Andrew Textbk. Compar. Histol. xii. 463 Cassiopeia constricts off ciliated buds from the scyphistomal stalk.1977J. Cohen Reproduction* x. 188 Most coelenterate medusae have a polyp stage (or a scyphistomal equivalent) on the sea-bed. scyphi- /ˈsʌɪfi, ˈskʌɪfi, ˈskɪfi/ combining form of Latin scyphus cup: see -i-. Cf. scypho-. DERIVATIVE scyphiferous /sʌɪˈfɪf(ə)rəs/ adjective (Botany) bearing a scyphus L19. scyphiform adjective (Botany) resembling a scyphus in shape M19. scyphistoma noun, pl. -mae /-mi:/, -mas, Zoology the fixed polypoid stage in the life cycle of a scyphozoan, which reproduces asexually by budding or strobilation L19. scyphi- combining form see scyph-
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