Cyathium Definition

sī-ăthē-əm
noun
An inflorescence consisting of a small cuplike structure enclosing a female flower and several male flowers, characteristic of plants in the genus Euphorbia, such as the poinsettia.
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Other Word Forms of Cyathium

Noun

Singular:
cyathium
Plural:
cyathia

Origin of Cyathium

  • New Latin from kuathion diminutive of kuathos ladle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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