Definition of hypanthium in English:
hypanthium
nounPlural hypanthia hʌɪˈpanθɪəmhɪˈpanθɪəmhī-
Botany A cuplike or tubular enlargement of the receptacle of a flower, loosely surrounding the gynoecium or united with it.
Example sentencesExamples
- The hypanthium is usually glabrous, with narrowly triangular sepals that are pubescent adaxially and are deciduous in fruit.
- I removed the anthers from a single flower on each marked branch before dehiscence and marked the base of the hypanthium with a spot of paint.
- In pressing and drying specimens, the hypanthium appears to shrink somewhat.
- The styles were then removed from each flower just above the point of emergence from the hypanthium and passed to the evaluator.