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perigonium

noun — 3 senses

perigonium

noun

Etymology From peri- + -gonium.

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.

2

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.

3

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Dated The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.

Synonyms
splash cup
Derived terms
paraperigonium, perigonial
Related terms
perigynium

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