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perigynous

[ puh-rij-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
  2. having stamens, petals, etc., so arranged.


perigynous

/ pəˈrɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. (of a flower) having a concave or flat receptacle with the gynoecium and other floral parts at the same level, as in the rose
  2. of or relating to the parts of a flower arranged in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


perigynous

/ pə-rĭjə-nəs /

  1. 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.
  2. Compare epigynous


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Derived Forms

  • peˈrigyny, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perigynous1

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

Origin of perigynous1

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

Petals 5, erect, spatulate, inserted on the margin of the thick perigynous disk which lines the base of the calyx.

Also, instead of a perigynous disk, there are usually little scales on the receptacle, one behind each carpel.

Hawthorn-blossom in section; parts adnate to whole face of ovary, and with each other beyond; another grade of perigynous.

Perigynous, inserted on the calyx, that is, with the lower part of filament adnate to the calyx-tube.

These latter were classified according to whether the parts of the flower were hypogenous, perigynous, or epigynous.

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