English dictionary
hypanthium
/h/I/'p/&/n/T//i//@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the <i>Calycanthus</i>, the rose hip, and the pear.
Source: webster1913