perianth
noun
perianth is spelled P-E-R-I-A-N-T-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perianth means “The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perianth is perianths.
How many letters and syllables are in perianth?
| Letters | 8: P-E-R-I-A-N-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is perianth?
Perianth appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of perianth
- perianths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perianth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
- 2
The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perianth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sterile parts of a flower:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does perianth come from?
From French périanthe, from New Latin perianthium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).