hypanthium

[ hi-pan-thee-uhm, hahy- ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural hy·pan·thi·a [hi-, pan, -thee-, uh, hahy-].

1. a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.

hypanthium

/ haɪˈpænθɪəm /

noun

1. botany the cup-shaped or flat receptacle of perigynous or epigynous flowers

hypanthium

/ hī-păn′thē-əm /

, Plural hypanthia

1. 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.

Derived Forms

• hyˈpanthial, adjective

Other Words From

• hy·panthi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypanthium¹

1850–55; < New Latin, equivalent to hyp- hyp- + anthium < Greek ánthion ( ánth ( os ) flower + -ion diminutive suffix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypanthium¹

C19: from New Latin, from hypo- + Greek anthion a little flower, from anthos flower

Example Sentences

Hypanthium, a hollow flower-receptacle, such as that of Rose.

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