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perigonia

perigonia is the plural of perigonium.

Meaning of perigonium

Noun

perigonium (plural perigonia)

  1. The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
    Synonyms:
    perianth, perigone
  2. The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
  3. (dated) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.

Questions about perigonia

What is perigonia the plural of?
Perigonia is the plural of perigonium.

Words near perigonia in the dictionary

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

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