anthodium

[ an-thoh-dee-uhm ]

noun,plural an·tho·di·a

[an-thoh-dee-uh]. /ænˈθoʊ di ə/. Botany.

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

Origin of anthodium

1855–60; <New Latin <Greek anthṓd(ēs) flowerlike (ánth(os) a flower + -ōdēs-ode¹) + Latin -ium-ium

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British Dictionary definitions for anthodium

anthodium

/ (ænˈθəʊdɪəm) /

nounplural -dia (-dɪə)

botany another name for capitulum (def. 1)

Origin of anthodium

C19: from New Latin, from Greek anthōdēs flower-like, from anthos flower + -ōdēs -oid

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