perigonium

1. The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
2. The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
3. The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.

Etymology

From peri- + -gonium.

Synonyms

perianth

floral envelope

perigone

chlamys

perigon

perimeter

ring

💍

round

perigynium

areola

falls

circumference

coronet

halo

Translations

périanthe

perianzio

periant

chlamyde

boccia

perianto

okwiat

okrywa kwiatowa

perianto

perianto

perigonio

envoltura floral

Blütenhülle

involucre