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Clinanthium

Clinanthium \Cli*nan"thi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bed + ? flower.] (Bot.) The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; -- also called clinium.

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clinanthium

n. (context botany English) The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; the clinium.