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cyathium
noun
cy·ath·i·um
\sīˈathēəm\
Definition of cyathium
cyathia
\-ēə\: an inflorescence consisting of a cuplike involucre with the flowers arising from its base (as in the poinsettia)
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Origin and Etymology of cyathium
New Latin, from Greek kyathion, kyatheion, diminutive of kyathos cup
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