Found 2 items, similar to perigone.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: perigone
perigone
n : collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting
of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and
pistils [syn:
perianth,
chlamys,
floral envelope,
perigonium]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Perigone
Perigone
\Per"i*gone\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? productive
organs.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower;
a perianth.
(b) In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in
the gonophore of a hydroid.
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