anthodium

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anthodium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Anthodium \An*tho"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? like flowers,
     flowery; 'a`nqos flower + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)
     The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets
     are gathered into a involucrate head.
     [1913 Webster]