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peristome (enc)
Peristome
Noun
1.
peristome
- (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
botany
,
phytology
- the branch of biology that studies plants
capsule
- a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
plant process
,
enation
- a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
2.
peristome
- region around the mouth in various invertebrates
invertebrate
- any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
anatomical structure
,
bodily structure
,
body structure
,
complex body part
,
structure
- a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
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