perianth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
  2. The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.

Word forms

perianth perianths

Etymology

From French périanthe, from New Latin perianthium.

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