hypanthium
[hi-pan-thee-uh m, hahy-]
- a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
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Origin of hypanthium
1850–55; < New Latin, equivalent to hyp- hyp- + anthium < Greek ánthion (ánth(os) flower + -ion diminutive suffix)
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Hypanthium, a hollow flower-receptacle, such as that of Rose.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
hypanthium
- botany the cup-shaped or flat receptacle of perigynous or epigynous flowers
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Word Origin
C19: from New Latin, from hypo- + Greek anthion a little flower, from anthos flower
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hypanthium
[hī-păn′thē-əm]
- 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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