perianth

English

Etymology

From French périanthe, from New Latin perianthium.

Noun

perianth (plural perianths)

  1. (botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
  2. (botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:
      Archegonia are surrounded early in their development by the juvenile perianth, through the slender beak of which the elongated neck of the fertilized archegonium protrudes.

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English perianth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛrjanθ/

Noun

perianth m (plural perianthau)

  1. (botany) perianth
    Synonyms: blodamlen, blodeulen, fflurddail

Mutation

Mutated forms of perianth
radical soft nasal aspirate
perianth berianth mherianth pherianth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “perianth”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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