Crossword-Solution: PERIGONE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Perigone | n. | Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth. |
| Perigone | n. | In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower. |
| Perigone | n. | A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid. |
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Sentences with PERIGONE (5)
The perigone has a twofold purpose, serving both to protect the sporophylls, and, at least in bright-colored flowers, to attract insects which, as we shall see, are important agents in transferring pollen from one flower to another.
These six leaves constitute the perigone of the flower; the three outer are called sepals, the inner ones petals.
The structure of the leaves of the perigone is much like that of the green leaves, but the tissues are somewhat reduced.
The red specks on the base of the perigone leaves, as well as the red color of the back of the sepals, the stalk, and leaves are due to a purplish red cell sap filling the cells at these points.
Differing from the true lilies in having the bases of the perigone leaves adherent to the surface of the ovary, so that the latter is apparently below the flower (inferior), and lacking the inner circle of stamens, is the iris family (_Iridaceæ_), represented by the wild blue-flag (_Iris versicolor_) (Fig.