'Floral envelope' definitions:
Definition of 'floral envelope'
From: WordNet
noun
Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium]
Definition of 'Floral envelope'
From: GCIDE
- Floral \Flo"ral\, a. [L. Floralis belonging to Flora: cf. F. floral. See Flora.]
- 1. Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters. --Martyn. [1913 Webster]
- Floral envelope (Bot.), the calyx and corolla, one or the other of which (mostly the corolla) may be wanting. [1913 Webster]