perianth
IPA: pˈɛriʌnθ
noun
- (botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
- (botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
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Examples of "perianth" in Sentences
- Each flower bears a single perianth.
- Inserted or situated above the perianth.
- The perianth ranges from pink to purple.
- They are mostly isomerous with the perianth.
- Fruits are swollen and crowned with perianth.
- The perianth tube and the corona are present.
- The margins of the perianth are often fringed.
- This gives a symmetrical shape to the perianth.
- A perianth is formed of a yellowish white corolla.
- The sepals are the only colored part of the perianth.
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