Associations to the word «Hypanthium»

Wiktionary

HYPANTHIUM, noun. (botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne

Dictionary definition

HYPANTHIUM, noun. The cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae).

Wise words

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