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Perianth (gcide) | 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.
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perianth (wn) | 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] |
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Perianth (gcide) | 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.
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Perianthium (gcide) | Perianthium \Per`i*an"thi*um\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
The perianth.
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Proper perianth (gcide) | Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.
Cf. Appropriate.]
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1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. "His proper good"
[i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. "My proper son."
--Shak.
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Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,
Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.
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2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;
peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his
proper instincts and appetites.
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Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which
constitute our proper humanity. --Coleridge.
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3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all
respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the
proper element for fish; a proper dress.
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The proper study of mankind is man. --Pope.
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In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play,
All proper to the spring, and sprightly May.
--Dryden.
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4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]
"Thou art a proper man." --Chaucer.
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Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,
because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.
23.
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5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the
whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a
proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.
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6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;
the garden proper.
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7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any
object used as a charge.
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In proper, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Proper flower or Proper corolla (Bot.), one of the single
florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.
Proper fraction (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator
is less than the denominator.
Proper nectary (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals
and other parts of the flower. -- Proper noun (Gram.), a
name belonging to an individual, by which it is
distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to
common noun; as, John, Boston, America.
Proper perianth or Proper involucre (Bot.), that which
incloses only a single flower.
Proper receptacle (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only
a single flower or fructification.
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