hypanthium Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
floral cup; calyx tube.
WordNet
Hy*pan"thi*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. beneath + flower.Wordforms
Definitions
(Bot.) A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the alycanthus , the rose hip, and the pear.
