Found 2 items, similar to Hypanthia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hypanthia hypanthium n : the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) [syn: floral cup, calyx tube] [also: hypanthia (pl)] hypanthia See hypanthium
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hypanthia Hypanthium \Hy*pan"thi*um\, n.; pl. L. Hypanthia, E. Hypanthiums. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo beneath + 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the Calycanthus, the rose hip, and the pear. [1913 Webster]