perigone

Meanings

Plural: perigones

Noun

collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
perianth
In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
A sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.

Origin / Etymology

From French périgone, doublet of perigonium.

Synonyms

chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigonium

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