floral envelope
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of floral envelope
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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On opening the pointed spathe or floral envelope, a club-like mass will be noted arising from its base.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
Abortive stamens, rudimentary floral envelope and undeveloped carpels are of the most frequent occurrence.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by James Marchant
The perianth is the floral envelope around the flower.
From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Elmer W. Cavins
The floral envelope consisting of calyx, corolla, or both.
From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Lorin Low Dame
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
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