perigynous

[puh-rij-uh-nuh s]

adjective Botany.

situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.

having stamens, petals, etc., so arranged.

Origin of perigynous

From the New Latin word perigynus, dating back to 1800–10. See peri-, -gynous

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Historical Examples of perigynous

In Umbelliferæ the epigynous condition is changed for the perigynous, &c.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters
Perigynous, the petals and stamens borne on the calyx, 95, 99.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
Cherry-flower in section; petals and stamens adnate to tube of calyx,—perigynous.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
These latter were classified according to whether the parts of the flower were hypogenous, perigynous, or epigynous.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899
Various
Also, instead of a perigynous disk, there are usually little scales on the receptacle, one behind each carpel.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for perigynous

perigynous

adjective

(of a flower) having a concave or flat receptacle with the gynoecium and other floral parts at the same level, as in the rose

of or relating to the parts of a flower arranged in this way

Derived Formsperigyny, noun

Word Origin for perigynous

C19: from New Latin perigynus; see peri-, -gynous

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perigynous in Science

perigynous

[pə-rĭj′ə-nəs]

Having sepals, petals, and stamens around the edge of a cuplike receptacle (the hypanthium) containing the pistil, as in flowers of the rose or cherry. Compare epigynous hypogynous.