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hypanthium

American  
[hi-pan-thee-uhm, hahy-] / hɪˈpæn θi əm, haɪ- /

noun

Botany.

plural

hypanthia

  1. a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.

hypanthium British  
/ haɪˈpænθɪəm /

noun

  1. botany the cup-shaped or flat receptacle of perigynous or epigynous flowers

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hypanthium Scientific  
/ hī-păn′thē-əm /

plural

hypanthia

  1. 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. It is formed by the enlargement of the receptacle.

Other Word Forms

  • hypanthial adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypanthium

1850–55; < New Latin, equivalent to hyp- hyp- + anthium < Greek ánthion ( ánth ( os ) flower + -ion diminutive suffix)

Example Sentences

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For instance, strawberries are derived from the receptacle and apples from the pericarp, or hypanthium.

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