floral envelope

noun

Botany.

1. the calyx and corolla of a flower.

floral envelope

noun

1. the part of a flower that surrounds the stamens and pistil: the calyx and corolla (considered together) or the perianth

floral envelope

1. See perianth

Word History and Origins

Origin of floral envelope¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Flowers solitary, nearly sessile in a tubular sac-like involucre, destitute of floral envelopes.

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Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla.

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Their flowers without floral envelopes; pistils two; fleshy and hairy; stigmas filiform; dark.

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On opening the pointed spathe or floral envelope, a club-like mass will be noted arising from its base.

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The term fruit is strictly applied to the mature pistil or ovary, with the seeds in its interior; but it often includes other parts of the flower, such as the bracts and floral envelopes.

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