Definitions for floral envelope

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

flo′ral en′velope(n.)

the calyx and corolla of a flower.
Category: Botany

Origin of floral envelope:

1820–30

Princeton's WordNet

perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium(noun)
collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils

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