HYPANTHIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hypanthia   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

calyx tube; floral cup; hypanthium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("hypanthium" is a kind of...):

plant organ (a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus)

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