Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "perianth" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERIANTH

From French périanthe, from New Latin, from peri- + Greek anthos flower.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF PERIANTH

perianth  [ˈpɛrɪˌænθ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERIANTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perianth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERIANTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

perianth

Perianth

The perianth is the non-reproductive part of the flower, and structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs. The term perianth is derived from the Greek peri, meaning around, and anthos, meaning flower, while perigonium is derived from gonos, meaning seed, i.e. sexual organs. In the mosses and liverworts, the perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure.

Definition of perianth in the English dictionary

The definition of perianth in the dictionary is the outer part of a flower, consisting of the calyx and corolla.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERIANTH


acanth
əˈkænθ
amaranth
ˈæməˌrænθ
chrysanth
krɪˈsænθ
coelacanth
ˈsiːləˌkænθ
hydranth
ˈhaɪdrænθ
pyracanth
ˈpaɪərəʊˌkænθ
tragacanth
ˈtræɡəˌkænθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERIANTH

peri
periagua
periaktos
periapsis
periapt
periastron
periblast
periblem
peribolos
pericardia
pericardiac
pericardial
pericardian
pericarditic
pericarditis
pericardium
pericarp
pericarpial
pericarpic
pericenter

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERIANTH

Adi Granth
Corinth
eighteenth
eleventh
fifteenth
fourteenth
Guru Granth
hyacinth
labyrinth
month
nineteenth
ninth
nth
Panth
seventeenth
seventh
sixteenth
synth
tenth
thirteenth

Synonyms and antonyms of perianth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perianth» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF PERIANTH

Find out the translation of perianth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perianth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perianth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

花被
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perianto
570 millions of speakers

English

perianth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

perianth
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غلاف الزهرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

околоцветник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perianto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুষ্পপুট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

périanthe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perianth
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blütenhülle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

花被
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꽃 덮개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bao hoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதழ்வட்டமானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिरकाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çiçek örtüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perianzio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perianth
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Оцвітина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

periant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

perianth
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blomdek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perianth
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perianth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perianth

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIANTH»

The term «perianth» is regularly used and occupies the 88.220 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
59
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «perianth» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of perianth
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «perianth».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIANTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «perianth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «perianth» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perianth

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERIANTH»

Discover the use of perianth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perianth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plant Systematics
outer tepal petal tQPaI corolla calyx Calyx sepal biseriate dichlamydeous FIGURE 9.16 Perianth cycly and merosity. FIGURE 9.17 Perianth cycly. A. Biseriate, homochlamydeous, with outer and inner perianth parts (tepals) similar. B. Biseriate ...
Michael G. Simpson, 2011
2
Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Magnoliid, Hamamelid and ...
Flowers concealed by the bracts: equal in form and height: perianth becoming succulent or spongy in fruit: testa crus- taceous. granular or smooth S3. Arthrocnemum 31 - Flowers exserted from the bracts, dimorphic: perianth unmodified in fruit: ...
Klaus Kubitzki, Jens G. Rohwer, Volker Bittrich, 1993
3
Plant Diversity and Evolution: Genotypic and Phenotypic ...
Takhtajan's definition limits the application of tepal to specific groups of angiosperms and requires different terms for an undifferentiated perianth in other groups. Following other recent investigators, we will use the term tepal as defined by De ...
Robert J. Henry, 2005
4
100 Families of Flowering Plants
The 4 introrse stamens stand opposite the 4 green, hairy, free perianth-segments. Note the hairy bract subtending the flower. Male flower: 3.5 X 1.5mm Inflorescence of 3 female flowers; the central flower is in a more advanced state than the ...
Michael Hickey, Clive King, 1988
5
Molecular Systematics of Plants II: DNA Sequencing
Correspondingly, the necessary insect-attractant features of the second perianth whorl would have been equally canalized, which would have favored a clear developmental segregation (and morphological differentiation) between the whorls.
Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela Soltis, J.J. Doyle, 1998
6
Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia
A flower without perianth. NAMAQUALAND-DAISY = Venidium fastuo- sum NAMING PLANTS. See nomenclature. NANDINA (nan-DY-na) domestica 8' Zone 7 Nandina Perhaps one of the most popular plants in all southern gardens is the  ...
Donald Wyman, 1986
7
European Garden Flora: A Manual for the Identification of ...
All perianth-segments spotted 4. psittacina* b. Only inner perianth-segments spotted 2 2a. Flowers whitish or white, often flushed and splashed with mauve or pink, or mauve, purple, pink or crimson 3 b Flowers yellow, orange, or red 5 3 a.
Stuart Max Walters, 1986
8
The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the ...
Stamens at most two-thirds of the length of the perianth; perianth yellow or red 5 Perianth-lobes oblong, acute; spathes 2.5–5 cm 2. advenum Perianth-lobes oblanceolate, clawed, obtuse; spathes 5–7.5 cm 3. bifidum Perianth-tube 10–13 cm ...
James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey, 2011
9
The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California
LF: gen basal and cauline, alternate, petioled exc uppermost cauline', ocreae deciduous to persistent. INFL: axillary or gen terminal, gen panicle-like. FL: gen bisexual, bell-shaped, glabrous, green, 1 pink, or red', perianth lobes 6, persistent, ...
Bruce G. Baldwin, Douglas H. Goldman, 2012
10
A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California
Scape 4 to 12 in. high, rather slender, especially when several arise from 1 corm; perianth dark blue, segments rotate; anthers sessile, nearly twice as long as the scale-like triangular narrowly acuminate staminodia. — San Bernardino Valley ...
Willis Linn Jepson, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERIANTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perianth is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sandy's Garden ... Mezeron Berries
They have a four-lobed pink or light purple (rarely white) perianth 10–15 mm diameter, and are strongly scented. The fruit is a bright red berry ... «Falkirk Herald, Jul 15»
2
How Orchid Flower Petals Get Their Shape
A team of researchers from Taiwan have discovered that an orchid flower's unique perianth (shape) is the result of competition between two ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Apr 15»
3
The Secrets Of Orchid Genetics
Yang calls their discovery the Perianth code, referring to the structure formed by the petals and sepals. They found many subfamilies of orchids ... «Inside Science News Service, Apr 15»
4
Decoding the beauty of orchids: Experts discover the proteins that …
The have called this mechanism the Perianth code and discovered that orchid species from many subfamilies with different types of lips and ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
5
A reason to be thankful for a late spring? A rush of daffodils around DC
... daffodil of immense presence, both in the garden and in the show bottle, with strong yellow perianth petals and an orange-red cup. Near the ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
6
Parish pump Lewes - April 10, 2015
The winners of individual classes are as follows (full name for first mention and then initial afterwards): daffodil, yellow, white perianth Christine ... «Sussex Express, Apr 15»
7
Daffodil season is here in the daffodil city
The flower has a perianth and a corona. The perianth is made up of six petals and the corona may be any shape between a shallow cup and ... «Brantford Expositor, Mar 15»
8
New to Nature No 138: Gastrodia flexistyloides
... a taller stalk when flowering, has consistently and completely cleistogamous flowers, and shows a perianth that is both narrower and smaller. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
9
Mark Cullen: Green File
Grows to 50 centimetres high with 12 cm perianth (collar) that surrounds a ... cup and copper coloured perianth with flowers held well above the ... «Windsor Star, Sep 14»
10
The jocund company of daffodils
The cyclamineus varieties, smaller with their perianth petals swept back, are rakish. The hoop-skirted bulbocodiums are cheeky. The miniatures ... «Timesonline.com, Apr 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Perianth [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perianth>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z