PER'IANTH, noun [Gr. about, and flower.] The calyx of a flower when contiguous to the other parts of fructification.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
PER'IANTH, noun [Gr. about, and flower.] The calyx of a flower when contiguous to the other parts of fructification.
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