What is "perigone"

Perigone \Per"i*gone\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? productive organs.]

1. (Bot.)

   1. Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth.

   2. In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.

n. 1 (context botany English) perianth 2 In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower. 3 (context zoology English) A sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.

n. 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, perigonium]

Perigone can refer to:

• In botany, the perianth of a flower, the perigonium
• In Greek mythology, Perigune
• In zoology, part of the gonophore of a Hydroid