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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils;
[syn: perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Floral \Flo"ral\, a. [L. Floralis belonging to Flora: cf. F. floral. See Flora.] 1. Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters. --Martyn. [1913 Webster] Floral envelope (Bot.), the calyx and corolla, one or the other of which (mostly the corolla) may be wanting. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

floral envelope n 1: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium]