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Petal vs Perigonium - What's the difference?

petal | perigonium |

As nouns the difference between petal and perigonium

is that petal is petal while perigonium is the sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.

petal

English

Noun

(wikipedia petal) (en noun)
  • (botany) one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
  • * 2011 , Jo Baker, The Picture Book
    • She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal , it's okay.'

    See also

    * sepal * tepal

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    perigonium

    English

    Noun

    (perigonia)
  • The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
  • The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
  • (dated) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.

    • Synonyms

    * (in a bryophyte) splash cup