Floral envelope Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
    perigonium; chlamys; perianth; perigone.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), the calyx and corolla, one or the other of which (mostly the corolla) may be wanting.

Webster 1913