HyperDic: hypanthium

English > 1 sense of the word hypanthium:
NOUNplanthypanthium, floral cup, calyx tubethe cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
English > hypanthium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningThe cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae).
Synonymsfloral cup, calyx tube
Broaderplant organA functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
Spanishhipantio
Catalanhipantio

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