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The term '''perianth''' has two similar but separate meanings in botany:
The term '''perianth''' has two similar but separate meanings in botany:
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* In [[flowering plant]]s, the perianth is the outer, sterile whorls of a [[flower]] (see [[sepal]], [[petal]], and [[tepal]]).
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* In [[flowering plant]]s, the perianth is the outer, sterile whorls of a [[flower]] (see [[sepal]], [[petal]], and [[tepal]]). Alternate definition; The floral envelope considered together; commonly used for [[flower]]s in which there is usually no clear distinction between [[calyx]] and [[corolla]], as the [[lilies]].{{SCH}}
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* In a [[Marchantiophyta|liverwort]], perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure (or developing [[sporophyte]]).
* In a [[Marchantiophyta|liverwort]], perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure (or developing [[sporophyte]]).
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[[Category:Plant anatomy]]
[[Category:Plant anatomy]]