noun
- plural form of hypanthium, the cup-shaped or tubular structure formed by the fusion of floral parts in certain flowers
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The rose family is characterized by flowers with prominent hypanthia.
- Botanists studied the hypanthia of various cherry species.
- The hypanthia in these specimens showed clear developmental patterns.
- Different flower families exhibit varying forms of hypanthia.
- The researcher measured the depth of the hypanthia in each sample.