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Webster 1913 Edition

Periclinium

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Perˊi-clin′i-um

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Noun.

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pl.

Periclinia

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[NL., fr. Gr.

περί

around + [GREEK] a bed.]

(Bot.)

The involucre which surrounds the common receptacle in composite flowers.

Definition 2024

periclinium

periclinium

English

Noun

periclinium ‎(plural periclinia)

(botany) The involucre that surrounds the common receptacle in composite flowers.