| PERI | (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done |
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| PERI | a beautiful and graceful girl |
| PERI | an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions |
| PERI | around the anus |
| PERI | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamen and carpel |
| PERI | (astronomy) the point in as orbit closest to the body being orbited |
| PERI | an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery |
| PERI | inflammation of the outer coat of an artery |
| PERI | a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries |
| PERI | cineraria |
| PERI | herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers |
| PERI | herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue |