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Meaning of 'hypanthium' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hypanthium [ n.]
- A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the Calycanthus, the rose hip, and the pear.

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hyp hypaethral hypallage hypanthia hypanthiums hypapophyles hypapophysis hyparterial hypaspist hypaxial

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