periclinoides

[Gr. periklinon =a couch, and eidos =form.] Bot.: A false involucre, formed of palese, of the receptacle in Composites surrounding the sides of an elevated receptacle bearing florets at its summit. Example, the genus Evax. *pe-ric'-li-tāte, v . t . [Lat. per i clit at us , pa. par. of per i clit or =to put in danger, to risk; periculum = danger.] To endanger. "Periclitating the whole family of ye." -Sterne : Tristram Shandy, v. 195. *pě-ric-li-ta-tion, s. [Latin periclitatio , from per i clit at us , pa. par. of per i clit or .] [PERICLITATE.) 1. The act of endangering or risking; risk, trial, experiment. 2. The state of being endangered or in danger. pě-ric-o-pē, s . [Prefix peri- , and Gr. kopē = a cutting; kop to =to cut; Lat. pericope .] An extract, quotation, or selection from a book; spec if., in theology, an extract or pa age from the Bible to be read in the Communion service or other portions of the ritual, or to serve as a text for a sermon or homily. pěr-i-crā-ni-ăl, adj. [Pref. peri-, and English cranial.] Anat . Of or relating to the pericranium. pěr-i-crā-ni-ŭm, *pěr-I-crane, s . [Lat., from Gr. perikranion , neut. sing. of perikranios =pa ing round the skull; prefix peri- , and kranion = the skull.] Anat.: The lining membrane of the bones of the skull; hence, sometimes, as in the example, used for the skull itself. "Attempt to storm thy per i crane." D'Urfey: Collin's Walk , L pěr-i-cro-co-tus, s. [Pref. peri- , and Gr. kro perichœti(um); Eng. adj. suff. -al.] Bot.: A term used of the leaves in a mo surrounding the base of the stalk of a theca, and of a different character from the others.