per I genetIc

[Pref. peri-, and English genetic.] Biol.: Relating or pertaining to perigenesis (v.v.). per-I-glot-tis, s. [Pref. peri- and Eng. glottis (q.v.).] Anat.: A ma of small glandular grains at the lower part of the anterior surface of the epiglottis. pěr-Ig-nath-Ic, a . [Pref. peri- , and Gr. gnathos =the jaw.] Surrounding the jaws. per i gnathic-girdle, s. Comp. Anat.: A name proposed by Prof. Martin Duncan for the structures which protrude and retract the jaws of the Ech i no idea. "He suggests the substitution of the term per i gnathic girdle ." -Atheneum, Dec. 4, 1885, p. 736. pěr-I-gōne, tper-I-gō-ni-ŭm, s. [Pref. peri and Gr. gone a birth, a seed.] Botany : 1. The interior glume in the flower of a gra ; more commonly called perianthium (q. v.). 2. An envelope of peculiar leaves surrounding the antheridia in mo es. "The divisions of the perigone in the bud opened to display their most attractive forms." -Gardeners' Chronicle, No. 403, p. 381. pěr-I-gon-1-mus, s . [Pref. peri- , and Gr. gon i mos =productive.] Zoology : A genus of Eudendride, having the medusa-buds sometimes disposed round the tropho some. Per-I-gord' ( d silent), s. [See def.] Geog.: The name of a district in France. Perigord-pie, subst . A pie, much esteemed by epicures, in which truffles are the principal ingredients.