periclinium

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Periclinium \Per`i*clin"i*um\, n.; pl. {Periclinia}. [NL., fr.
   Gr. peri` around + ? a bed.] (Bot.)
   The involucre which surrounds the common receptacle in
   composite flowers.
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