hypanthium

[ hi-pan-thee-uhm, hahy- ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural hy·pan·thi·a [hi-, pan, -thee-, uh, hahy-].

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

hypanthium

/ haɪˈpænθɪəm /

noun

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

hypanthium

/ 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.

Derived Forms

• hyˈpanthial, adjective

Other Words From

• hy·panthi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypanthium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypanthium¹

C19: from New Latin, from hypo- + Greek anthion a little flower, from anthos flower

Example Sentences

Sebastian Hernandez: Hypanthium The local choreographer and company explore concepts including sisterhood, survival, queer femme identity and ancestral trauma in this multimedia-enhanced dance-theater work.

From Los Angeles Times

The four organs sit on a special little platform area and it's that platform where the corona is initiated, not as part of the petals or stamens, but actually as part of this region called the hypanthium.

From BBC

Hypanthium, a hollow flower-receptacle, such as that of Rose.

From Project Gutenberg