pērŭla, ae, f. dim. [pera], a little wallet, a pocket.
I Lit.: Diogenes fregit exemptum e perulā calicem, Sen. Ep. 90, 11.—
II Transf., comic., = uterus intumescens, Ap. Met. 5, 14, 13.
·noun One of the scales of a leaf bud. II. Perula ·noun A pouchlike portion of the perianth in cert...
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