Words Like PERISTOME
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PERISTOME.
1 Alternative Words Similar to peristome
7 definitions of peristome
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One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses.
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The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates.
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The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
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In botany, the ring or fringe of delicate hairlike appendages which is observed on the rim or mouth of the capsule of a moss when the operculum is removed.
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In zoology, mouth-parts in general; the structures or set of parts which surround the cavity of the mouth or oral opening and constitute its walls, framework, or skeleton: used chiefly of lower animals, as echinoderms, which have circular or radiate mouth-parts.
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(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
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region around the mouth in various invertebrates