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

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

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Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.

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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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