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clinanthium

clinanthium noun: the receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant;.

Noun

clinanthium (plural clinanthia)

  1. The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant;
    Synonyms:
    clinium

Synonyms of clinanthium

Forms of clinanthium

pluralclinanthia

Origin of clinanthium

From clino- (“bed”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) + -ium.

Questions about clinanthium

What does clinanthium mean?
Clinanthium means the receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant;.
What part of speech is clinanthium?
Clinanthium is a noun.
What is the plural of clinanthium?
The plural of clinanthium is clinanthia.

Words near clinanthium in the dictionary

  1. clinamina
  2. clinandria
  3. clinandrial
  4. clinandrium
  5. clinanthia
  6. clinanthium
  7. Clinard
  8. Clinards
  9. clinch
  10. Clinch County
  11. clinch nut

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