perigonium

noun

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

Roots

periperi- · Greek · around, about gonosgon- · Greek · seed, offspring, generation ium-ium · Latin · noun-forming suffix

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