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perigone
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun perigone has 1 sense
- perigone(n = noun.plant) chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils; Array is a kind of cover, covering, natural covering, plant organ
is a part of bloom, blossom, flower
has parts: corolla, calyx
has particulars: falls
CIDE DICTIONARY
perigone, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. productive organs.].
- Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth. [1913 Webster]
- A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid. [1913 Webster]
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