hypanthium

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noun

The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne

Similar
floral cupcalyx tube
OriginAncient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos →
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Meanings

nounhypanthium (plural hypanthia or hypanthiums)

plural hypanthia · plural hypanthiums

  1. biologyThe bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
floral cupcalyx tube
Broader
plant organ

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éndʰos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*ántʰos
  7. Ancient Greekἄνθος (ánthos)
  8. Englishhypanthium

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

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Translations

Finnish kukkapohjus
  • kukkapohjusbottom part of a flower
French hypanthe
  • hypanthebottom part of a flower
Spanish hipantio
  • hipantiobottom part of a flower
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypanthium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypanthium.

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