Defn: A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.
PERIGONIUM
Per`i*go"ni*um, n.; pl. Perigonia. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: Same as Perigone.
PERIGORD PIE
Per"i*gord pie`. Etym: [From Périgord, a former province of France.]
Defn: A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures.
PERIGRAPH
Per"i*graph, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything. Etym: [R.]
PERIGYNIUM
Per`i*gyn"i*um, n.; pl. Perigynia. Etym: [NL. See Perigynous.] (Bot.)
Defn: Some unusual appendage about the pistil, as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, and the bristles or scales in some other genera of the Sedge family, or Cyperaceæ.
PERIGYNOUS
Pe*rig"y*nous, a. Etym: [Pref. peri- + Gr. (Bot.)