Definition of Hypanthium

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

Exact synonyms: Calyx Tube, Floral Cup
Generic synonyms: Plant Organ

Definition of Hypanthium

1. n. A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the Calycanthus, the rose hip, and the pear.

Definition of Hypanthium

1. [n -THIA]

Medical Definition of Hypanthium

1. A cup or tube bearing floral parts above the base, and often above the top, of the ovary of a flower. Compare: calyx tube. (06 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypanthium

hypacusia
hypacusis
hypaethral
hypalbuminaemia
hypalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgia
hypalgia
hypalgias
hypallage
hypallages
hypamnios
hypanakinesia
hypanthia
hypanthium (current term)
hypanthium (current term)
hypapophysis
Hypaque enema
hypaque swallow
hyparterial
hyparterial bronchi
hypate
hypates
Hypatia
hypaxial
hypazoturia
hype
hyped
hypencephalon
hypengyophobia

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