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crateriform, a.|ˈkreɪtərɪfɔːm, krəˈtɛrɪ-|
[f. L. type *crātēriformis, f. crātēr crater n. and -form.]
1. Geol., etc. Crater-shaped, crater-like.
1830Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 389 A conical and crateriform disposition. 1876Page Adv. Text-Bk. Geol. xix. 377 The crateriform hills of Auvergne.
2. Bot. Cup- or bowl-shaped; concave and nearly hemispherical.
1866in Treas. Bot. 1880Gray Struct. Bot. vi. §5. 248 Crateriform, or Saucer-shaped, like rotate, except that the broad limb is cupped by some upturning toward the margin. |