Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
perule .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) One of the scales of a leaf bud.
- noun (Bot.) A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchides.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany One of the
scales of aleaf bud . - noun botany A
pouchlike portion of theperianth in certainorchids .
Etymologies
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Latin, diminutive of pera wallet, from Ancient Greek: compare French pérule.
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Examples
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"Okay: " (Latin) A probable variant of perula, in reference to the most valued form of this product of disease.
The Time Traveler's Wife Niffenegger, Audrey 2003
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