cyathium
[ sahy-ath-ee-uh m ]
/ saɪˈæθ i əm /
noun, plural cy·ath·i·a [sahy-ath-ee-uh] /saɪˈæθ i ə/. Botany.
an inflorescence consisting of a cup-shaped involucre enclosing an apetalous, pistillate flower surrounded by several staminate flowers.
Origin of cyathium
< New Latin < Greek
kyáthion, diminutive of
kýathos ladle
Words nearby cyathium
cyanotype,
cyanurate,
cyanuric,
cyanuric acid,
cyathiform,
cyathium,
cyathus,
cybele,
cyber monday,
cyber mosque,
cyber-
Example sentences from the Web for cyathium
The partial inflorescence (cyathium) of Euphorbia (fig. 1) resembles superficially a hermaphrodite flower.
A partial inflorescence, cyathium, bearing the petaloid glands.