anthodium

American

[an-thoh-dee-uhm] / ænˈθoʊ di əm /

noun

Botany.

a flower head or capitulum, especially the head of a composite plant.

anthodium British

/ ænˈθəʊdɪəm /

noun

botany another name for capitulum

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noun

anthodia

plural

Etymology

Origin of anthodium

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek anthṓd ( ēs ) flowerlike ( ánth ( os ) a flower + -ōdēs -ode ¹ ) + Latin -ium -ium

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