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(hi pan′t̸hē əm, hī-)

noun pl. hypanthia

an enlarged cup or rim of tissue in flowers, as of the rose family, which supports the sepals, petals, and stamens

Origin: ModL: see hypo- & antho- & -ium

Related Forms:

hypanthial adjective

See hypanthium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. hy·pan·thi·a (-thē-ə)

The ringlike, cup-shaped, or tubular structure of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne, as in the flowers of the rose or cherry.

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: : hyp(o)-

Origin: + Greek anthos, flower

Related Forms:

hy·panˈthi·al adjective

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