Definitions for perianths

perianths per·i·anth

Spelling: [per-ee-anth]
IPA: /ˈpɛr iˌænθ/

Perianths is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 999 anagrams from letters in perianths (aehinprst).

Definitions for perianths

noun

  1. the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.

Origin of perianths

1700-10; earlier perianthium New Latin. See peri-, anth-, -ium

Examples for perianths

Name a diminutive of marsupium, a pouch, from the form of the perianth.

In the former case, the perianth is simple; in the latter, it is double.

The perianth of the flowers is, however, so small as to be inconspicuous.

Adnate to the perianth, and therefore around the ovary and not at its base.

The lodicules are small organs and they are the vestiges of the perianth.

perianth adherent only to the base or lower half of the ovary.

perianth not glumaceous or chaffy; flowers not in dense heads.

The perianth consists of six parts, and the stamens are usually six in number.

The perianth is in six equal segments, and there are six stamens.

The fruit is a small angular nut, usually enclosed in the perianth.

Word Value for perianths
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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