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hypanthium

hypanthium noun: the bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne.

Noun

hypanthium (plural hypanthia or hypanthiums)

  1. The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne

Forms of hypanthium

pluralhypanthia
pluralhypanthiums

Origin of hypanthium

From hypo- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) + English -ium.

Questions about hypanthium

What does hypanthium mean?
Hypanthium means the bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne.
What part of speech is hypanthium?
Hypanthium is a noun.
What is the plural of hypanthium?
The plural of hypanthium is hypanthia.

Words near hypanthium in the dictionary

  1. hypandria
  2. hypandrial
  3. hypandrium
  4. hypanthia
  5. hypanthial
  6. hypanthium
  7. hypantrum
  8. Hypapante
  9. hypaphorine
  10. hypapophyseal
  11. hypapophyses

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