meaning of perianths
1. The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.
2. A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of Hepatica.
3. collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
Related Words
perianth | perianthium |
