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Definition of Perigonium
1. Noun. Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils.
Generic synonyms: Cover, Covering, Natural Covering, Plant Organ
Group relationships: Bloom, Blossom, Flower
Terms within: Corolla, Calyx
Specialized synonyms: Falls
Derivative terms: Chlamydeous
Definition of Perigonium
1. n. Same as Perigone.
Definition of Perigonium
1. Noun. The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth. ¹
2. Noun. The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant. ¹
3. Noun. (dated) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perigonium
Literary usage of Perigonium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of the Mosses of North America by Leo Lesquereux, Thomas Potts James (1884)
"perigonium; involucral leaves or scales of the male flower. Peristome; fringe of
teeth, etc., at the orifice of the capsule. ..."
2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1855)
"The aestivation of these leaflets of the perigonium is imbricated, and they cover
... and in the imbricated aestivation of the leaflets of the perigonium, ..."
3. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1896)
"... variously modified and col- , termed the perigonium. The leaves of the male
flower are usually shorter more blunt than those of the female flower. ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1873)
"... life), In 2 orders, 10 genera; d, coro- »ari<r (from the coronate perigonium),
in 6 orders, ... perigonium double, exterior caly- cines interior ..."
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