1.
[syn: perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Perianth \Per"i*anth\ (p[e^]r"[i^]*[a^]nth), n. [Pref. peri- +
Gr. 'anqos flower: cf. F. p['e]rianthe.] (Bot.)
(a) The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the
calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.
(b) A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in
most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of Hepatica.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
perianth
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]