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Perigynium

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perigoniumnoun(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
perigynynoun(botany) The quality of being perigynous.
paraperigoniumnoun(botany) An anomalous secondary outgrowth of the perianthal meristem with ramifying vasculature.
gynophorenoun(botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium.
perigonnoun(geometry) A round angle; a full circle.
pericliniumnoun(botany) The involucre that surrounds the common receptacle in composite flowers.
perigonenoun(botany) perianth
gynostegiumnoun(botany) An adnation of the stamens with the style and stigma, typically found in members of the family Apocynaceae.
gynoeciumnoun(botany) The pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group
pistillidiumnoun(botany, archaic) An archegonium.
ligulenoun(botany) A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.
gynostemiumnoun(botany) A reproductive structure, in some plants, formed by fusion of the stamens and pistil
perichaethnoun(botany) The leafy involucre surrounding the archegonium (fruit stalk) of mosses
perulanoun(botany) One of the scales of a leaf bud.
perianthiumnoun(botany, archaic) The perianth.
stigmanoun(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
perichetenounAlternative form of perichaeth. [(botany) The leafy involucre surrounding the archegonium (fruit stalk) of mosses]
peristerianoun(botany) Any of the genus Peristeria of orchidaceous plants.
gonophorenoun(zoology) A medusoid bud on a hydroid.
semaphyllnoun(botany) A sepal or similar structure which has become modified to attract pollinators

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  • theperigynium
  • aperigynium

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  • perigynium.
  • perigyniumis
  • perigyniumand

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