HYPANTHIUM


Meaning of HYPANTHIUM in English

— hypanthial , adj.

/hi pan"thee euhm, huy-/ , n. , pl. hypanthia /-thee euh/ . Bot.

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

[ 1850-55; hyp- HYP- + anthium ánthion ( ánth ( os ) flower + -ion dim. suffix) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .