Webster's Dictionary 1913

2674

Pergamenous

{ Per′ga‐me″no‐us (?), Per′ga‐men‐ta″ceous (?), } a. [L. pergamena parchment. See Parchment.] Like parchment.

2675

Pergola

Per″go‐la (?), n. [It., fr. L. pergula shed, shop, vine arbor.] Lit., an arbor or bower; specif.: (Italian art) An arbor or trellis treated architecturally, as with stone column...

2676

Pergolo

‖Per″go‐lo (?), n. A continuous colonnade or arcade; — applied to the decorative groups of windows, as in Venetian palazzi.

2677

Perhaps

Per‐haps″ (pẽr‐hăps″), adv. [Per + hap chance.] By chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be.And pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. Acts viii...

2678

Peri

Pe″ri (pē″rĭ), n.; pl.Peris (pē″rĭz). [Per. perī a female genus, a fairy.] (Persian Myth.) An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant ...

2679

Peri-

Per″i– (pĕr″ĭ–). [Gr. περί, prep.] A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near...

2680

Periagua

Per′i‐a″gua (pĕr′ĭ‐ä″gwȧ), n. See Pirogue.

2681

Perianth

Per″i‐anth (pĕr″ĭ‐ănth), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ανθοσ̓ flower: cf. F. périanthe.] (Bot.) (a) The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readi...

2682

Perianthium

‖Per′i‐an″thi‐um (?), n.(Bot.) The perianth.

2683

Periapt

Per″i‐apt (–ăpt), n. [Gr. περίαπτον, fr. περίαπτοσ hung about, περιάπτειν to hang about; περί about + ἄπτειν to tie: cf. F. périapte.] A charm worn as a protection against disea...

2684

Periastral

Per′i‐as″tral (?), a. Among or around the stars. “Comets in periastral passage.” R. A. Proctor.

2685

Periastron

Per′i‐as″tron (?), n.(Astron.) That point, in the real or apparent orbit of one star revolving around another, at which the former is nearest to the latter.

2686

Periauger

Per″i‐au″ger (?), n. See Pirogue. W. Irving.

2687

Periblast

Per″i‐blast (?), a. [Gr. � to grow around. See Peri-, and -blast.] (Biol.) The protoplasmic matter which surrounds the entoblast, or cell nucleus, and undergoes segmentation. — ...

2688

Periblem

Per″i‐blem (?), n. [Pref. peri- + root of Gr. � to sprout.] (Bot.) Nascent cortex, or immature cellular bark.

2689

Peribolos

‖Pe‐rib″o‐los (?), n. [Nl., fr. Gr. �, fr. �, adj., going round, fr. � to throw round; cf. L. peribolus.] In ancient architecture, an inclosed court, esp., one surrounding a tem...

2690

Peribranchial

Per′i‐bran″chi‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Surrounding the branchiæ; as, a peribranchial cavity.

2691

Peribronchial

Per′i‐bron″chi‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes; as, the peribronchial lymphatics.

2692

Pericambium

‖Per′i‐cam″bi‐um (?), n. [NL. See Peri-, and Cambium.] (Biol.) A layer of thin-walled young cells in a growing stem, in which layer certain new vessels originate.

2693

Pericardiac

{ Per′i‐car″di‐ac (?), Per′i‐car″di‐al (?), } a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart.Pericardial fluid(Physiol.), a serous fluid of a pale yellow c...

2694

Pericardian

Per′i‐car″di‐an (?), a. Pericardiac.

2695

Pericardic

Per′i‐car″dic (?), a. Pericardiac.

2696

Pericarditus

‖Per′i‐car‐di″tus (?), n. [NL. See Pericardium, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the pericardium. Dunglison.

2697

Pericardium

Per′i‐car″di‐um (?), n.(Anat.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.☞ The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer surface of the heart, and i...

2698

Pericarp

Per″i‐carp (?), n. [Gr. �; � around + � fruit: cf. F. péricarpe.] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.

2699

Pericarpial

{ Per′i‐car″pi‐al (?), Per′i‐car″pic (?) }, a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to a pericarp.

2700

Pericellular

Per′i‐cel″lu‐lar (?), a.(Anat.) Surrounding a cell; as, the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells.