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Peristome

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Noun
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per=i=stome

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Peristome has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Peristomen. [Pref. peri- + Gr. , , mouth.].
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Peristome, n.
1 Bot. a fringe of small teeth around the mouth of a capsule in mosses and certain fungi.
2 Zool. the parts surrounding the mouth of various invertebrates.

Etymology
mod.L peristoma f. PERI- + Gk stoma mouth
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