‖Hy‐pan″thi‐um (?), n.; pl. L. Hypanthia (#), E. Hypanthiums (#). [NL., fr. Gr. υπὁ beneath + ἄνθοσ flower.] (Bot.) A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the Calycanthus, the rose hip, and the pear.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.