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Perianth is an English word with synonyms like covering or cover. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Perianth in a sentence

Perianth meaning

  1. The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
  2. The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.

Synonyms of Perianth

chlamys floral envelope perigone perigonium plant organ covering natural covering cover

Related words

Other words often associated with Perianth or its synonyms:

concealing hiding concealment bedding coating conceal blanket masking artifact mantle compensate application

Using Perianth

  • The main meaning on this page is: The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals). | The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
  • Useful related words include: chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium.
  • In the example corpus, perianth often appears in combinations such as: the perianth, perianth parts.

Context around Perianth

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

upper 1×

Often after:

parts 2×

Sentence patterns with Perianth

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the perianth of the 1× styles and perianth parts are 1× than the perianth and is 1× the upper perianth parts 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the immature seeds 1× the style is 1× when the styles 1×

Common sentence endings:

along the spike 1× or survive deformed 1× upper perianth parts 1×

Words around Perianth

Just before it in the word index:

periander 4 perianal 3 peri 62 perhilitan 3 perhaps 10.178 perham 25

Just after it in the word index:

periapical 2 periapsis 5 peribsen 2 perica 2 pericardial 9 pericarditis 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Perianth

  • In this selection, "perianth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, upper and parts stand out and add context to how "perianth" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the perianth of the and styles and perianth parts are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "perianth" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with perianth

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The style is much longer than the perianth, and is initially trapped by the upper perianth parts. (17 words)

When the styles and perianth parts are different colours, the visual effect is of a colour change sweeping along the spike. (21 words)

The immature seeds are infested and desapped by larvae staying in the portion covered by the perianth of the immature seed; the seeds then drop off or survive deformed. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

The immature seeds are infested and desapped by larvae staying in the portion covered by the perianth of the immature seed; the seeds then drop off or survive deformed. (29 words)

When the styles and perianth parts are different colours, the visual effect is of a colour change sweeping along the spike. (21 words)

The style is much longer than the perianth, and is initially trapped by the upper perianth parts. (17 words)

Example sentences (3)

The style is much longer than the perianth, and is initially trapped by the upper perianth parts.

The immature seeds are infested and desapped by larvae staying in the portion covered by the perianth of the immature seed; the seeds then drop off or survive deformed.

When the styles and perianth parts are different colours, the visual effect is of a colour change sweeping along the spike.

Common combinations with perianth

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "perianth" in a sentence?
An example: "The style is much longer than the perianth, and is initially trapped by the upper perianth parts." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "perianth" from authentic English texts.
What does "perianth" mean?
Perianth means: The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
What are synonyms of "perianth"?
Common synonyms of "perianth" include: chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium, plant organ, covering, natural covering, cover.
How many example sentences with "perianth" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "perianth", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.