Definitions for perigonium

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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

Wiktionary

  1. perigonium(Noun)

    The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.

  2. perigonium(Noun)

    The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.

  3. perigonium(Noun)

    The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Perigonium(noun)

    same as Perigone


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