Defn: A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa,
Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda.
PERIPETALOUS
Per`i*pet"al*ous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Surrounding, or situated about, the petals.
PERIPHERAL
Pe*riph"er*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.
PERIPHERIC; PERIPHERICAL
Per`i*pher"ic, Per`i*pher"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. périphérique. See
Periphery.]
Defn: See Peripheral.
PERIPHERY Pe*riph"er*y, n.; pl. Peripheries. Etym: [L. peripheria, Gr. périphérie.]