floral envelope

American  

noun

Botany.

1. the calyx and corolla of a flower.

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floral envelope British  

noun

1. the part of a flower that surrounds the stamens and pistil: the calyx and corolla (considered together) or the perianth

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floral envelope Scientific  

/ flôr′əl /

1. See perianth

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Etymology

Origin of floral envelope

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Abortive stamens, rudimentary floral envelope and undeveloped carpels are of the most frequent occurrence.

From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by Marchant, James

The perianth is the floral envelope around the flower.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.

Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The corolla is the more or less coloured attractive inner floral envelope; generally the most conspicuous whorl.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Perianth, per′i-anth, n. the floral envelope where the calyx and corolla are not easily distinguished.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various