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perigonium.

The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.

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noun
  1. The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.

  2. The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.

  3. The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.

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Where this word comes from

From peri- + -gonium.

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