(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:56:25

Per"u*la (?), n.; pl. Perulae (#). [L., dim. of pera wallet, Gr. : cf. F. p'erule.]

1. Bot.

One of the scales of a leaf bud.

2. Bot.

A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchides.

 

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