Periclinium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]