PERIGYNOUS


Meaning of PERIGYNOUS in English

/peuh rij"euh neuhs/ , adj. Bot.

1. situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.

2. having stamens, petals, etc., so arranged.

[ 1800-10; perigynus. See PERI-, -GYNOUS ]

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