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Word: Peristome
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from modern Latin peristoma, from Greek peri- ‘around’ + stoma ‘mouth’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛrɪstəʊm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the parts surrounding the mouth of various invertebrates.
Short Definition:parts surrounding mouth of various invertebrates
Definition:
a fringe of small projections around the mouth of a capsule in mosses and certain fungi.
Short Definition:fringe of small projections around mouth of capsule in mosses
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