noun
- a floral arrangement in which the sepals, petals, and stamens are attached around the edge of a cup-shaped receptacle that surrounds the ovary
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The cherry blossom exhibits perigyny with its flower parts arranged around the ovary.
- Perigyny is common in the rose family of plants.
- Students learned to identify perigyny by examining the flower’s structure.
- The botanist explained how perigyny differs from epigyny and hypogyny.
- Apple flowers demonstrate perigyny in their floral organization.