anthodium

[Gr. ἀνθώδης (anthodes) = like flowers, flowery, from ἄνθος (anthos) = a blo om, a flower, and εἶδος ( eidos ) = appearance.] Bot. The inflorescence seen in the Composite. It is the cephalanthium of Richard, the cal a this of Mirbel, and the calathium of Nees von Esenbeck. ( Lindley : Introd. to Bot .) ăn-tho-leu-çin, a [Gr. ἄνθος ( anthos ) = a flower, and λευκός (leukos) = bright, æthiopica, or Flag-leaved Antholyza, has been introduced into Britain.