单词 | epiphragm |
释义 | epiphragm —epiphragmal /ep'euh frag"meuhl/, adj. /ep"euh fram'/, n. 1. a calcified or membranous septum produced by certain land snails during hibernation and functioning to cover the shell opening and prevent desiccation. 2. Bot. a membrane enclosing the capsule in certain mosses. [1820-30; < Gk epíphragma covering, lid, equiv. to epi- EPI- + phrágma fence] |
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