perigynous [puh-rij-uh-nuh s] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Botany.
- situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- having stamens, petals, etc., so arranged.
Origin of perigynous From the New Latin word perigynus, dating back to 1800–10. See peri-, -gynous Examples from the Web for perigynous Historical Examples of perigynous
In Umbelliferæ the epigynous condition is changed for the perigynous, &c.
Maxwell T. Masters
Perigynous, the petals and stamens borne on the calyx, 95, 99.
Asa Gray
Cherry-flower in section; petals and stamens adnate to tube of calyx,—perigynous.
Asa Gray
These latter were classified according to whether the parts of the flower were hypogenous, perigynous, or epigynous.
Appletons’ Popular Science Monthly, September 1899
Various
Also, instead of a perigynous disk, there are usually little scales on the receptacle, one behind each carpel.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for perigynous perigynous 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
- of or relating to the parts of a flower arranged in this way
Derived Formsperigyny, nounWord Origin for perigynous C19: from New Latin perigynus; see peri-, -gynous perigynous in Science perigynous [pə-rĭj′ə-nəs]
- Having sepals, petals, and stamens around the edge of a cuplike receptacle (the hypanthium) containing the pistil, as in flowers of the rose or cherry. Compare epigynous hypogynous.