Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perigynous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Perigynous \Pe*rig"y*nous\, a. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? woman.]
(Bot.)
Having the ovary free, but the petals and stamens borne on
the calyx; -- said of flower such as that of the cherry or
peach.


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