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Meaning of "perigynous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERIGYNOUS

From New Latin perigynus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERIGYNOUS

perigynous  [pəˈrɪdʒɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERIGYNOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perigynous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERIGYNOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ovary (botany)

In the flowering plants, an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or gynoecium. Specifically, it is the part of the pistil which holds the ovule and is located above or below or at the point of connection with the base of the petals and sepals. The pistil may be made up of one carpel or of several fused carpels, and therefore the ovary can contain part of one carpel or parts of several fused carpels. In this picture of a zucchini the petals and sepals are above the ovary and such a flower is said to have an inferior ovary; also referred to as epigynous. Above the ovary is the style and the stigma, which is where the pollen lands and germinates to grow down through the style to the ovary, and, for each individual pollen grain, to fertilize one individual ovule. Some wind pollinated flowers have much reduced and modified ovaries.

Definition of perigynous in the English dictionary

The definition of perigynous in the dictionary is having a concave or flat receptacle with the gynoecium and other floral parts at the same level, as in the rose. Other definition of perigynous is of or relating to the parts of a flower arranged in this way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERIGYNOUS


cageyness
ˈkeɪdʒɪnəs
caliginous
kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs
cauligenous
kɔːˈlɪdʒɪnəs
epigenous
ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs
epigynous
ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs
fuliginous
fjuːˈlɪdʒɪnəs
indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
lentiginous
lɛnˈtɪdʒɪnəs
nonindigenous
ˌnɒnɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
nubigenous
njuːˈbɪdʒɪnəs
polygynous
pəˈlɪdʒɪnəs
porriginous
pəˈrɪdʒɪnəs
serpiginous
sɜːˈpɪdʒɪnəs
tentiginous
tɛnˈtɪdʒɪnəs
terrigenous
tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs
trigynous
ˈtrɪdʒɪnəs
uliginous
juːˈlɪdʒɪnəs
vertiginous
vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs
vitelligenous
ˌvɪtəˈlɪdʒɪnəs
vortiginous
vɔːˈtɪdʒɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERIGYNOUS

perigastric
perigastritis
perigeal
perigean
perigee
perigenesis
periglacial
perigon
perigone
perigonial
Perigordian
perigyny
perihelia
perihelial
perihelion
perihepatic
perihepatitis
perikaryal
perikaryon
peril

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERIGYNOUS

androgynous
cavernous
decagynous
dodecagynous
endogenous
heptagynous
heterogynous
hexagynous
homogenous
hypogynous
luminous
misogynous
monogynous
nous
octogynous
pentagynous
philogynous
proterogynous
protogynous
tetragynous

Synonyms and antonyms of perigynous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perigynous» into 25 languages

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周位
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perigynous
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perigynous
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perigynous
380 millions of speakers
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perigynous
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perigynous
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perigynous
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perigynous
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périgynes
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Perigynous
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perigyn
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perigynous
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perigynous
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Perigynous
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perigynous
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perigynous
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perigynous
70 millions of speakers

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perigynous
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perigynous
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perigynous
40 millions of speakers

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perigynous
30 millions of speakers
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perigynous
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perigynous
14 millions of speakers
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perigynous
10 millions of speakers
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perigynous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perigynous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIGYNOUS»

The term «perigynous» is used very little and occupies the 181.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIGYNOUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERIGYNOUS»

Discover the use of perigynous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perigynous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An introduction to the natural system of botany, etc
But, on the other hand, there is not only frequently, as may be well supposed, so slight a degree of adhesion between the stamens and calyx as to render it difficult to say whether the former are perigynous or hypogynous, as in Galacinese, ...
John Lindley, John Lindley (1799-1865.), 1830
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The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the ...
Leaves narrow-linear, apex acuminate, base acute. Flowers mostly paired or clustered in leafy, open, racemes. Perigynous zone to 6 mm, with appendages equal to calyx-lobes. Petals rose-purple. Europe & Asia; naturalised in NE USA. H1.
James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey, 2011
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Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles
The ovary is then described as free or superior, the calyx as free or inferior, the petals as being inserted on the receptacle. perigynous (i.e., round the ovary), when the disk bearing the petals is quite free from the ovary, but is more or less ...
J. G. Baker, 1999
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The European Garden Flora: Dicotyledons (Part I)
Fruit made up of the more or less spherical perigynous zone, containing many achenes. A genus of 2 species from Australia: only 1 is cultivated as a handsome, usually small (in cultivation) evergreen tree which flowers early in the year.
Stuart Max Walters, 1989
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Handbook of North European Garden Plants: With Keys to ...
Fruit 1 -seeded, dry but appearing berry-like because of the persistent fleshy remains of the perigynous zone A family of 3 genera and about 45 species, mostly native to temperate parts of Europe, Asia and North America, a few in tropical Asia ...
James Cullen, 2001
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Practical Plant Identification: Including a Key to Native ...
5) The 'ring' or 'collar' of tissue mentioned in the table, probably best referred to as a perigynous zone if the ovary is superior and as an epigynous zone if the ovary is inferior, is often referred to in other literature as 'calyx', 'floral cup', 'floral ...
James Cullen, 2006
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Handbook of the British Flora: A Description of the ...
The ovary is then described as free or superior, the calyx as free or inferior, the petals as being inserted on the receptacle. perigynous (i.e. round the ovary), when the disk bearing the petals is quite free from the ovary, but is combined with the ...
George Bentham, 1858
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Handbook of the British Flora, etc
In some works, however, most epigynous flowers areincluded in the perigynous ones, and a very different meaning is given to the term epigynous (for which see below, p. 21), and there are a few cases where no positive distinction can be ...
George Bentham, 1858
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Flora hongkongensis: a description of the flowering plants ...
The ovary is then described as free or superior, the calyx as free or inferior, the petals as being inserted on the receptacle. perigynous (i.e. round the ovary), when the disk bearing the petals is quite free from the ovary, but is more or less ...
George Bentham, 1861
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Flora of the British Isles
Fls hermaphrodite, rarely unisexual, hypogynous or weakly perigynous, usually actinomorphic. Sepals usually imbricate. Petals contorted or sometimes val- vate, free or joined at base. Disk usually conspicuous. Stamens as many or twice as ...
A. R. Clapham, T. G. Tutin, D. M. Moore, 1990

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Perigynous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perigynous>. Apr 2024 ».
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