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Princeton's WordNet

  1. perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigoniumnoun

    collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils

Wiktionary

  1. perigonenoun

    perianth

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  1. perigone

    A perigone is a collective term for the non-specialized or undifferentiated floral envelopes considered as a unit, typically consisting of sepals and petals that look alike (tepals). It is particularly used in reference to the flowers of non-dicotyledons plants such as lilies and tulips where it is often difficult to distinguish between petals and sepals.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Perigonenoun

    any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth

  2. Perigonenoun

    in mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower

  3. Perigonenoun

    a sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid

  4. Etymology: [Pref. peri- + Gr. productive organs.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Perigone

    per′i-gōn, n. (bot.) the same as Perianth—also Perigō′nium.—adj. Perigō′nial. [Gr. peri, about, gonē, seed.]

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  1. gepirone

  2. pigeoner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of perigone in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of perigone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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