(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:52:58

Cyn`ar*rho"di*um (s?n`?r-r?"d?-?m), n. [NL., from Gr. dog-rose; , , dog + rose.] Bot.

A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes.

 

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