perula

Etymology
From, diminutive of , from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  One of the scales of a leaf bud.
 * 2)  A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchids.

Etymology 1
The diminutive form of, formed as (suffix forming feminine diminutives).

Noun

 * 1) a little, a
 * 2)  a   or
 * 1)  a   or

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)   shelly concretion, usually found in oysters, and often valued in a manner akin to semi-precious gems
 * 2) * 1272, an unknown source in The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (1867), viii, page 269:
 * "la"

- Una Perla ad modum camahuti.