cyathium

[ sahy-ath-ee-uhm ]

noun,plural cy·ath·i·a [sahy-ath-ee-uh]. /saɪˈæθ i ə/. Botany.
  1. an inflorescence consisting of a cup-shaped involucre enclosing an apetalous, pistillate flower surrounded by several staminate flowers.

Origin of cyathium

1
<New Latin <Greek kyáthion, diminutive of kýathos ladle

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