perianth
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perianth
Where it comes from
From French périanthe, from New Latin perianthium.
noun perianths
- The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
- The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort. Archegonia are surrounded early in their development by the juvenile perianth, through the slender beak of which the elongated neck of the fertilized archegonium protrudes.
Similar: perigone
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: perigone
Translations
Talk about this word "perianth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perianth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. perianth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perianth "perianth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perianth.Cite this
@misc{perianth_2026,
title = {perianth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perianth},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
