hypanthium

hypanthium

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der.
English hypo-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos
Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos
Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos)
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Italic *-om
Latin -umder.
English -ium
English hypanthium

    From hypo- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) + English -ium.

    Noun

    hypanthium (plural hypanthia or hypanthiums)

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

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