perianth
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of perianth
1700–10; earlier perianthium < New Latin. See peri-, anth-, -ium
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Cheery yellow 3-inch blooms with slightly reflexed petals, technically the perianth, nod at the end of 12-inch stems.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023
Dutch Master has a pale yellow perianth, and the trumpet is wide, richer in color and frilled.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021
Ceylon has a yellow perianth with a rich orange cup that reddens over the blooming period.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021
Illustration shows parts of a flower, which is called the perianth.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Ovary 1-celled, becoming a 2-valved pod with two parietal or basal placentæ bearing numerous small comose seeds; perianth none.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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