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Perianth   Listen
noun
Perianth  n.  (Bot.)
(a)
The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.
(b)
A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses.





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... botany, botanical, botanist, botanize, inflorescence, estivation, anther, petal, calyx, corolla, sepal, anthesis, anthography, anthoid, antholite, anthology, anthomania, anthophagous, anthophilous, anthotaxy, bouquet, bract, corona, corymb, cyme, chloranthy, efflorescence, Flora, perianth, pistil, pistillate, staminate, pollen, prefloration raceme, reflorescence, pollinate, pollination, stamen, stigma, umbel, verticil, verticillate, whorl, spadix, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming
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Words linked to "Perianth" :   corolla, chlamys, cover, flower, blossom, perigone, perigonium, falls, covering, bloom


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