Meaning Of The Word Perigynous

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What's The Definition Of Perigynous?

perigynous in American English
designating sepals, petals, and stamens attached to the rim of a cup or tube which surrounds the ovary but is not attached to it, as in the rose
adjective: situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals

perigynous in British English
adjective: (of a flower) having a concave or flat receptacle with the gynoecium and other floral parts at the same level, as in the rose

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