salverform

British

/ ˈsælvəˌfɔːm /

adjective

(of the corolla of the phlox and certain other flowers) consisting of a narrow tube with flat spreading terminal petals

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Calyx 5-parted; corolla salverform, its 5 lobes spreading; 5 stamens; 1 pistil.

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