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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

perianth n 1: 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]