hy·pan·thi·um (h -p n th - m)n. pl. hy·pan·thi·a (-th -) The ringlike, cup-shaped, or tubular structure of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne, as in the flowers of the rose or cherry. [New Latin : hyp(o)- + Greek anthos, flower.] hy·pan thi·al adj. |
hypanthium [haɪˈpænθɪəm]
n pl -thia [-θɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the cup-shaped or flat receptacle of perigynous or epigynous flowers
[from New Latin, from hypo- + Greek anthion a little flower, from anthos flower]
hypanthial adj
| hypanthium (h-pnth-m) Plural hypanthia The ringlike, cup-shaped, or tubular structure of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne, as in the flowers of the rose or cherry. It is formed by the enlargement of the receptacle. |
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| Noun | 1. | hypanthium - the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus |
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