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FLORAL CUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
Synonyms:
calyx tube; floral cup; hypanthium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("floral cup" is a kind of...):
plant organ (a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus)