HyperDic: peristome

English > 2 senses of the word peristome:
NOUNplantperistome(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
animalperistomeregion around the mouth in various invertebrates
English > peristome: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule.
Categorybotany, phytologyThe branch of biology that studies plants
Part ofcapsuleA dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
Broaderplant process, enationA natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
Spanishperistoma
Catalanperistoma
English > peristome: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningregion around the mouth in various invertebrates.
Part ofinvertebrateAny animal lacking a backbone or notochord
Broaderstructure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structureA particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Spanishperistoma
Catalanperistoma

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