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perigynous

perigynous


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Perigynous  \Pe*rig"y*nous\,  a.  [Pref.  peri-  +  Gr  ?  woman.] 
  (Bot.) 
  Having  the  ovary  free  but  the  petals  and  stamens  borne  on 
  the  calyx;  --  said  of  flower  such  as  that  of  the  cherry  or 
  peach.