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perigynous

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pe⋅rig⋅y⋅nous

  [puh-rij-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective Botany.
1. situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
2. having stamens, petals, etc., so arranged.
Origin:
1800–10; < NL perigynus. See peri-, -gynous
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pe·rig·y·nous   (pə-rĭj'ə-nəs)   
adj.  

  1. Having sepals, petals, and stamens around the edge of a cuplike receptacle containing the ovary, as in flowers of the rose or cherry.

  2. Of or being perigynous flower parts: perigynous stamens.

pe·rig'y·ny (-ə-nē) n.
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perigynous   (pə-rĭj'ə-nəs)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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