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perianth — per•i•anth [[t]ˈpɛr iˌænθ[/t]] n. bot the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both • Etymology: 1700–10; earlier perianthium < NL. See peri , antho , ium II per i•an′thi•al, adj … From formal English to slang
perianth — perianthial, adj. /per ee anth /, n. Bot. the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both. [1700 10; earlier perianthium < NL. See PERI , ANTH , IUM] * * * … Universalium
Perianth — Per i*anth, n. [Pref. peri + Gr. ? flower: cf. F. p[ e]rianthe.] (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perianth — [per′ē anth΄] n. [ModL perianthium < Gr peri (see PERI ) + anthos, a flower: see ANTHO ] the outer envelope of a flower, including the calyx and corolla … English World dictionary
si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; … English syllables
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ORPHEUS — ut sensit Myrleanus Asclepiades, Apollinis et Calliopes, unius Musarum, fil. fuit. Virg. in Pollione: Non me carminibus vincet nec Thracius Orpheus, Nec Linus; huic mater quamvis, atque huic pater adsit, Orphei Calliopea, Lino formosus Apollo.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
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