cup-shaped
Curved like goblet
Shaped like a cup—rounded and hollow with an open top.
The term describes flowers, fungi, and other objects that form a concave container: cup-shaped blossoms, a cup-shaped nest.
In anatomy, certain bones have cup-shaped sockets that receive ball-shaped joints.
shape
Curving inward, not outward
botany
Collective sepals encircling petals
- corollaFlower's collective petals
- acorn capScaly oak seed holder
- tulipBulbous spring flower
- bluebellBell-shaped woodland flower
daffodil · narcissus · buttercup · bellflower · pitcher plant · lotus · magnolia · poppy
concave
Curving inward, not outward
calyx
Collective sepals encircling petals
bluebell · daffodil · narcissus · buttercup · bellflower · pitcher plant · lotus · magnolia · poppy · crocus
socket
Hollow receiving cavity
chanterelle
Golden edible wild fungus
- morelPitted edible fungus