peripterous

adjective

1. Surrounded by a single row of columns.

2. Feathered all around.

3. Surrounded by a wing or border.

   peripterous pollen grains

Where it comes from

From peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -ous.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry peripterous (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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