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perigone

perigone noun: perianth.

Noun

perigone (plural perigones)

  1. perianth
  2. In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
  3. A sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.

Forms of perigone

pluralperigones

Origin of perigone

From French périgone, doublet of perigonium.

Questions about perigone

What does perigone mean?
Perigone means perianth.
What part of speech is perigone?
Perigone is a noun.
What is the plural of perigone?
The plural of perigone is perigones.

Words near perigone in the dictionary

  1. Perigo
  2. perigon
  3. perigonadal
  4. perigonadial
  5. perigonadic
  6. perigone
  7. perigones
  8. perigonia
  9. perigonial
  10. perigonium
  11. perigons

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