perigyny


pe·rig·y·nous

P0192700 (pə-rĭj′ə-nəs)adj.1. Having sepals, petals, and stamens around the edge of a cuplike receptacle containing the ovary, as in flowers of the rose or cherry.2. Of or being perigynous flower parts: perigynous stamens.
pe·rig′y·ny (-ə-nē) n.

perigyny

the state of having the pistils, stamens, petals, etc., arranged around a cuplike receptacle. — perigynous, adj.See also: Flowers, Plants