ANTHODIUM


Meaning of ANTHODIUM in English

/an thoh"dee euhm/ , n. , pl. anthodia /-dee euh/ . Bot.

a flower head or capitulum, esp. the head of a composite plant. See illus. under inflorescence .

[ 1855-60; anthód ( es ) flowerlike ( ánth ( os ) a flower + -odes -ODE 1 ) + L -ium -IUM ]

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