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calathidium

calathidium noun: the head of flowers borne by composites, such as the aster.

Noun

calathidium (plural calathidia)

  1. The head of flowers borne by composites, such as the aster.
    Synonyms:
    anthodium

Synonyms of calathidium

Forms of calathidium

pluralcalathidia

Questions about calathidium

What does calathidium mean?
Calathidium means the head of flowers borne by composites, such as the aster.
What part of speech is calathidium?
Calathidium is a noun.
What is the plural of calathidium?
The plural of calathidium is calathidia.

Words near calathidium in the dictionary

  1. calatheas
  2. calathi
  3. calathid
  4. calathides
  5. calathidia
  6. calathidium
  7. calathids
  8. calathiform
  9. calathis
  10. calathoi
  11. calathos

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