floral tube

noun

, Botany.

1. a cylinder formed in some flowers by the fusion of the perianth and stamens, as in the daffodil or iris.

floral tube

1. A tube formed by the fusion of parts of the perianth and often the stamens at their bases, as in flowers of the daffodil or morning glory.

Example Sentences

Every winter, it was bedecked with large flowers, each having rose-brushed, white petals that arched back like wings from its floral tube, inside of which ran a pencil-thin line of magenta.

From Washington Times