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Definition: CLINANTHIUM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; -- also called clinium.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Clinanthium" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Clinanthium \Cli*nan"thi*um\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression bed flower.]. (references)

Definition: CLINANTHIUM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; -- also called clinium.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "CLINANTHIUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Clinanthium \Cli*nan"thi*um\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression bed flower.]. (references)