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Meaning of peristome in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛrəˌstoʊm/
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Noun
peristome
Etymology
late 18th century: from modern Latin peristoma, from Greek peri-‘around’ + stoma‘mouth’
Definitions
1.
(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
2.
region around the mouth in various invertebrates