cyathium

noun

cy·​ath·​i·​um

sīˈathēəm

plural cyathia

-ēə

: an inflorescence consisting of a cuplike involucre with the flowers arising from its base (as in the poinsettia)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kyathion, kyatheion, diminutive of kyathos cup

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