Pe-rĭg'y-noŭs, a.
a. [Fr. périgyne, from Gr. περί, about, and γυνή, woman, female.] (Bot.) Having the ovary free, but the petals and stamens borne on the calyx; —said of a flower.
a. [Fr. périgyne, from Gr. περί, about, and γυνή, woman, female.] (Bot.) Having the ovary free, but the petals and stamens borne on the calyx; —said of a flower.