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cyathium

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[sahy-ath-ee-uhm] / saɪˈæθ i əm /

noun

Botany.

plural

cyathia

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

Etymology

Origin of cyathium

< New Latin < Greek kyáthion, diminutive of kýathos ladle

Example Sentences

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A partial inflorescence, cyathium, bearing the petaloid glands.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

In the central cyathium I. are shown the details of the arrangement of the male flowers in monochasial cymes, m, and the central female flower, f.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

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