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perianth |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perianth \Per"i*anth\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr ? flower: cf F. p['e]rianthe.] (Bot.) a The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished. b A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of {Hepatica}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perianth n : collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamen and carpel [syn: {floral envelope}]
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