perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
(noun) collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
Source: WordNet® 3.1
perianth (plural perianths)
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
(botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
• perigone
• Perthian, triphane
Source: Wiktionary
Per"i*anth, n. Etym: [Pref. peri- + Gr. périanthe.] (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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
