Perigone
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 perianth
- 2 collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils wordnet
- 3 In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
- 4 A sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.
Example
More examples"While the individual flowers are destitute of a perigone, the whole inflorescence (cluster of flowers) is surrounded by a large leaf (spathe), which sometimes is brilliantly colored, this serving to attract insects."
Etymology
From French périgone, doublet of perigonium.