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The term '''perianth''' has two similar but separate meanings in botany: | The term '''perianth''' has two similar but separate meanings in botany: | ||
* In [[flowering plant]]s, the perianth is the outer, sterile whorls of a [[flower]] (see [[sepal]], [[petal]], and [[tepal]]). | * In [[flowering plant]]s, the perianth is the outer, sterile whorls of a [[flower]] (see [[sepal]], [[petal]], and [[tepal]]). Alternate definition; The floral envelope considered together; commonly used for [[flower]]s in which there is usually no clear distinction between [[calyx]] and [[corolla]], as the [[lilies]].{{SCH}} | ||
* In a [[Marchantiophyta|liverwort]], perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure (or developing [[sporophyte]]). | * In a [[Marchantiophyta|liverwort]], perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure (or developing [[sporophyte]]). | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 14 April 2009
The term perianth has two similar but separate meanings in botany:
- In flowering plants, the perianth is the outer, sterile whorls of a flower (see sepal, petal, and tepal). Alternate definition; The floral envelope considered together; commonly used for flowers in which there is usually no clear distinction between calyx and corolla, as the lilies.CH
- In a liverwort, perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure (or developing sporophyte).
| This article contains a definition from the Glossary of Gardening Terms. |