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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[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
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Nederlands (Dutch)
buitenste van bloem
Français (French)
n. - périanthe
Deutsch (German)
n. - (Bot.) Blütenhülle
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτ.) περιάνθιο (κάλυκας και στεφάνη του άνθους)
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)
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كم الزهرة, غلاف الزهرة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עטיף (מכלול העלים סביב הפרח)
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