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Word: Peridium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Greek pēridion, literally ‘small wallet’, diminutive of pēra
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɪˈrɪdɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the outer skin of a sporangium or other fruiting body of a fungus.
Short Definition:outer skin of sporangium or other fruiting body of fungus
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