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Peristome
(gcide) | Peristome \Per"i*stome\ (p[-e]r"[i^]*st[=o]m), n. [Pref. peri- +
Gr. sto`ma, sto`matos, mouth.]
1. (Bot.) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the
capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64
teeth, and may be either single or double.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
(b) The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate
animal.
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peristome
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n 1: (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the
mouth of a moss capsule
2: region around the mouth in various invertebrates |
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peristome
(encz) | peristome, n: |
peristome
(wn) | peristome
n 1: (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the
mouth of a moss capsule
2: region around the mouth in various invertebrates |
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