hypanthium

hy·pan·thi·um

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hi-pan-thee-uh m, hahy-]
- /hɪˈpæn θi əm, haɪ-/
- /haɪpˈanθiəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-pan-thee-uh m, hahy-]
- /hɪˈpæn θi əm, haɪ-/

Definitions of hypanthium word

noun plural hypanthium a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens. 1
noun hypanthium A cuplike or tubular enlargement of the receptacle of a flower, loosely surrounding the gynoecium or united with it. 1
noun hypanthium the cup-shaped or flat receptacle of perigynous or epigynous flowers 0
noun hypanthium an enlarged cup or rim of tissue in flowers, as of the rose family, which supports the sepals, petals, and stamens 0
noun hypanthium (botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne. 0

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Origin of hypanthium

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55; < New Latin, equivalent to hyp- hyp- + anthium < Greek ánthion (ánth(os) flower + -ion diminutive suffix)

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Parts of speech for Hypanthium

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hypanthium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hypanthium usage trend in Literature

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