Periganglionic :: Periganglionic (a.) Surrounding a ganglion; as, the periganglionic glands of the frog..

Perigastric :: Perigastric (a.) Surrounding the stomach; -- applied to the body cavity of Bryozoa and various other Invertebrata.

Perigean :: Perigean (a.) Pertaining to the perigee.

Perigee :: Perigee (n.) Alt. of Perigeu.

Perigenesis :: Perigenesis (n.) A theory which explains inheritance by the transmission of the type of growth force possessed by one generation to another.

Perigenetic :: Perigenetic (a.) Of or pertaining to perigenesis.

Perigeum :: Perigeum (n.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of other orbits, as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum..

Perigone :: Perigone (n.) Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth.

Perigone :: Perigone (n.) In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower..

Perigone :: Perigone (n.) A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.

Perigonia :: Perigonia (pl. ) of Perigoniu.

Perigonium :: Perigonium (n.) Same as Perigone.

Perigord Pie :: Perigord pie () A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures..

Perigraph :: Perigraph (n.) A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything.

Perigynia :: Perigynia (pl. ) of Perigyniu.

Perigynium :: Perigynium (n.) Some unusual appendage about the pistil, as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, and the bristles or scales in some other genera of the Sedge family, or Cyperaceae..

Perigynous :: Perigynous (a.) Having the ovary free, but the petals and stamens borne on the calyx; -- said of flower such as that of the cherry or peach..

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