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perigynium(dictionary)

perigynium (iou)



perigynium noun. . E19.
[mod. Latin, formed as PERI- + Greek gune woman (used for 'pistil'): see -IUM.]
Botany.
The inflated membranous sac surrounding the ovary of a sedge; the utricle. E19.
The modified leaves surrounding the archegonium in mosses; the membrane enclosing the archegonium in some liverworts. M19