perianthium

[Mod. Latin.) A perianth (q. v.). per-I-ăn-tho-mā-ni-a, s . [English perianth ; o connect., and mania (q. v.).] Botany : An abnormal multiplication of sepals, bracts, . Example, the Hose-in-hose primrose. ( Treas . of Bot .) pěr-i-apt, s . [Fr. périapte , from Gr. periapt on , neut. sing. of periaptos =hung about, from periapto =to hang about or around: pref. peri- , and apto = to tie; Ital. periapto .] An amulet; a charm worn as a preservative against disease or mischief. "Now help, ye charming spells, and periapts." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. I., v. 3. dura mater. *2. Fig .: The verge or surroundings of the heart or center. "A man may come unto the pericardium , but not the heart of truth."-Browne: Christian Morals , pt. ii., § 3. per-I-carp, s. [Gr. perikarpion = the shell of fruit: pref. peri- , and karpos = fruit; Fr. péricarpe ; Ital. & Sp. pericarpio .] Bot.: The seed-ve el of a plant; everything which in a ripe fruit is on the outside of the real integuments, except the aril. It may be membra nous, fleshy, or horny, and is divided into the epi. carp, the sarcocarp, and the endocarp (q. v.). pěr-I-car-pi-al, a. [Eng. pericarp; -ial.] Of or pertaining to a pericarp. pěr-1-car-pic, adj. [Eng. pericarp; -ic.] The same as PERICARPIAL (q. v.).