What's the difference between perianth and perigone?

Perianth


Definition:

  • (n.) The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.
  • (n.) A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of Hepatica.

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  • (1) In contrast, mutations in another floral homeotic gene, APETALA2 (AP2), result in the replacement of the perianth organs by the reproductive organs.
  • (2) In ag mutants, the loss of AG function leads to the conversion of these organs to the perianth organs (petals and sepals).
  • (3) The proper time to pick the flower buds comes when they are fully developed before the perianth appears.

Perigone


Definition:

  • (n.) Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth.
  • (n.) In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
  • (n.) A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.

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