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Pergamum
- noun - an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here
Pergolas
- noun - a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
Perianal
- adjective - around the anus
Perianth
- noun - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
Periblem
- - Nascent cortex, or immature cellular bark.
Pericarp
- noun - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
Pericles
- noun - Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)
Pericope
- - A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a text for a sermon.
Periderm
- - The outer layer of bark.