pe·rig·y·nous (p -r j -ns)adj. 1. Having sepals, petals, and stamens around the edge of a cuplike receptacle containing the ovary, as in flowers of the rose or cherry. 2. Of or being perigynous flower parts: perigynous stamens. pe·rig y·ny (--n ) n. |
perigynous [pəˈrɪdʒɪnəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a flower) having a concave or flat receptacle with the gynoecium and other floral parts at the same level, as in the rose
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) of or relating to the parts of a flower arranged in this way
[from New Latin perigynus; see peri-, -gynous]
perigyny n
| perigynous (p-rj-ns) Having sepals, petals, and stamens around the edge of a cuplike receptacle (the hypanthium) containing the pistil, as in flowers of the rose or cherry. Compare epigynoushypogynous |
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