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noun
One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
region around the mouth in various invertebrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
noun
(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plant process, enation
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English -stome English peristome From peri- + -stome.
