perigone
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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