'Perianth' definitions:
Definition of 'perianth'
(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 'Perianth'
From: GCIDE
- Perianth \Per"i*anth\ (p[e^]r"[i^]*[a^]nth), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. 'anqos flower: cf. F. p['e]rianthe.] (Bot.) (a) The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished. (b) A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of Hepatica. [1913 Webster]