‖ cyphella Bot.
(saɪˈfɛlə)
Pl. -æ.
[mod.L., ad. Gr. κύϕελλα (plural) the hollows of the ears.]
1. A cup-like depression on the under surface of the thallus of some lichens.
| 1857 Berkeley Cryptog. Bot. §452. |
2. Generic name of some hymenomycetous fungi.