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Added 10 October 2026

perigonium

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about perigonium at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils.

Origin

From peri- + -gonium.

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