perigynium

Senso (Inglese)

Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.

sinonimi

perigonium

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/pɛɹɪˈd͡ʒɪnɪəm/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from New Latin perigynium, from peri- + Ancient Greek γῠνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + -ium.