anthodium

[ an-thoh-dee-uh m ]
/ ænˈθoʊ di əm /

noun, plural an·tho·di·a [an-thoh-dee-uh] /ænˈθoʊ di ə/. Botany.

a flower head or capitulum, especially the head of a composite plant.

Origin of anthodium

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek anthṓd(ēs) flowerlike ( ánth(os) a flower + -ōdēs -ode1) + Latin -ium -ium

Words nearby anthodium

anthesteria, anthill, antho-, anthocarpous, anthocyanin, anthodium, anthol., anthologize, anthology, anthony, anthony dollar

British Dictionary definitions for anthodia

anthodium
/ (ænˈθəʊdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)

botany another name for capitulum (def. 1)

Word Origin for anthodium

C19: from New Latin, from Greek anthōdēs flower-like, from anthos flower + -ōdēs -oid