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perianth

 
Dictionary: per·i·anth   (pĕr'ē-ănth') pronunciation
n.
The outer envelope of a flower, consisting of either the calyx or the corolla, or both.

[French périanthe, from New Latin perianthum : Greek peri-, peri- + Greek anthos, flower.]


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Collectively, all the sepals and petals of a flower.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamen and carpel
  Synonym: floral envelope


Translations: Perianth
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bloster

Nederlands (Dutch)
buitenste van bloem

Français (French)
n. - périanthe

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Bot.) Blütenhülle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτ.) περιάνθιο (κάλυκας και στεφάνη του άνθους)

Italiano (Italian)
perianzio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - perianto (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
околоцветник

Español (Spanish)
n. - periantio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blomhylle (bot.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
花被

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 花被

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 꽃덮개, 화피(특히 단자엽 식물에서 꽃받침과 꽃부리를 구별하기 어려운 것)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 花被

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كم الزهرة, غلاف الزهرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עטיף (מכלול העלים סביב הפרח)‬


 
 
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