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nouncollective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
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- falls the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
- petal part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
- corolla (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth
- calyx (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
- order aristolochiales order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary
- genus burmannia type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth
- tepal an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)
- aristolochiales order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary
- chlamydeous having a floral envelope or perianth consisting of a calyx and/or corolla
- ranalian complex a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder