Meanings
nounperigone (plural perigones)
plural perigones
- biologyperianth
- In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
- biologyA sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncollective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchpérigone
- Englishperigone
From French périgone, doublet of perigonium.
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APA
perigone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perigone
MLA
“perigone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perigone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perigone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perigone.
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