HYPANTHIA

HYPANTHIUM

hypanthium, floral cup, calyx tube

(noun) the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hypanthia

plural of hypanthium

Source: Wiktionary


HYPANTHIUM

Hy*pan"thi*um, n.; pl. L. Hypanthia, E. Hypanthiums. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the alycanthus, the rose hip, and the pear.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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