| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| cyathium |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cy·ath·i·um |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s - th  - m |
| NOUN: | An inflorescence consisting of a cuplike cluster of modified leaves enclosing a female flower and several male flowers, as in the poinsettia. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin, from kuathion, diminutive of kuathos, ladle.
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