单词 | peristome |
释义 | peristome/ˈpɛrɪstəʊm /noun 1 Zoology The parts surrounding the mouth of various invertebrates.Spines and tube feet surrounding the peristome function in locomotion, burrowing, and food-gathering....
2 Botany A fringe of small projections around the mouth of a capsule in mosses and certain fungi.The sporophytes also develop peristomes and a spongy layer. OriginLate 18th century: from modern Latin peristoma, from Greek peri- 'around' + stoma 'mouth'. |
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