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peristome

/'pɛrɪ,stoʊm/

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noun
(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
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type of:
enation plant process

part of:
capsule
noun
region around the mouth in various invertebrates
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type of:
structure bodily structure body structure complex body part anatomical structure

part of:
invertebrate

Definition that contains peristome

family dicranaceae mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome
dicranaceae mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome