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Noun: floral cup
  1. The cuplike, ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
    "The fleshy part of an apple is derived from the floral cup";
    - hypanthium, calyx tube

Derived forms: floral cups

Type of: plant organ

Encyclopedia: Floral cup