# perigone

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. perianth
2. In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
3. A sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.

## Etymology
From French périgone, doublet of perigonium.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perigone