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

According to the earliest of these opinions, the female flower of Cycadeae and Coniferae is a monospermous pistillum, having no proper floral envelope.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

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 Anshutz, Edward Pollock

The floral envelope consisting of calyx, corolla, or both.

From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low

The perianth is the floral envelope around the flower.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.

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