pseudoperianth

noun

pseu·​do·​perianth

¦sü(ˌ)dō+

: a thin cuplike or saclike protective envelope one cell thick that develops after fertilization around the archegonium in some liverworts

Word History

Etymology

pseud- + perianth

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