Perianth
perianth
Noun
1. collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
(synonym) chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
(hypernym) plant organ
(part-holonym) flower, bloom, blossom
(part-meronym) corolla
Perianth
(n.)
The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.
(n.)
A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of Hepatica.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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