English Explanatory Dictionary

hypanthium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne

Word forms

hypanthium hypanthia hypanthiums

Etymology

From hypo- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) + -ium.

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