NOUN | plant | peristome | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule |
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animal | peristome | region around the mouth in various invertebrates |
Meaning | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule. | |
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Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
Part of | capsule | A dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses |
Broader | plant process, enation | A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
Spanish | peristoma | |
Catalan | peristoma |
Meaning | region around the mouth in various invertebrates. | |
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Part of | invertebrate | Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord |
Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
Spanish | peristoma | |
Catalan | peristoma |
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