1. Noun
The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.
2. Noun
A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of Hepatica.
3. Noun
collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
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