Definition of Periath
Per"i*anth (?), n. [Pref. peri- +
Gr. &?; flower: cf. F. périanthe.] (Bot.)
(a) The leaves of a flower generally, especially
when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.
(b) A saclike involucre which incloses the young
fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of
Hepatica.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
- The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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