Perigone
Pronunciation : Per"i*gone
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pref. peri- + Gr.
Definition : 1. (Bot.) (a) Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth. (b) In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913