CYATHIUM


Meaning of CYATHIUM in English

/suy ath"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. cyathia /-ath"ee euh/ . Bot.

an inflorescence consisting of a cup-shaped involucre enclosing an apetalous, pistillate flower surrounded by several staminate flowers.

[ kyáthion, dim. of kýathos ladle ]

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