floral envelope

American  

noun

Botany.

1. the calyx and corolla of a flower.

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floral envelope British  

noun

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

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floral envelope Scientific  

/ flôr′əl /

1. See perianth

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Etymology

Origin of floral envelope

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Perianth, per′i-anth, n. the floral envelope where the calyx and corolla are not easily distinguished.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

According to the earliest of these opinions, the female flower of Cycadeae and Coniferae is a monospermous pistillum, having no proper floral envelope.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The floral envelope consisting of calyx, corolla, or both.

From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low

The corolla is the more or less coloured attractive inner floral envelope; generally the most conspicuous whorl.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various