floral cup

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   the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)

   Synonymshypanthiumcalyx tube

   Broaderplant organ

Questions about floral cup

What does floral cup mean?

floral cup means "the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)".

What is another word for floral cup?

Close synonyms include hypanthium, calyx tube. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is floral cup a common word?