| n. | 1. | (Bot.) Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth. |
| 2. | (Zool.) A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid. |
| Noun | 1. | perigone - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils |
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