Associations to the word «Peristome»
Noun
Adjective
- Cylindrical
- Flattened
- Sectional
- Indistinct
- Spaced
- Yellowish
- Ventral
- Striped
- Continuous
- Reddish
- Whitish
- Anterior
- Basal
- Inner
- Greenish
- Expanded
- Lip
- Posterior
- Conspicuous
- Rounded
- Edge
- Thin
- Reflected
- Orange
- Outer
- Shell
- Acute
- Purple
- Cross
- Surface
- Distinct
- Contracted
- Coarse
- Hybrid
- Narrow
- Broad
- Brown
- Colour
- Characteristic
- Circular
- Pronounced
- Thick
- Distinguished
- Green
- Wide
Wiktionary
PERISTOME, noun. (botany) One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses.
PERISTOME, noun. (zoology) The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates.
PERISTOME, noun. The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
Dictionary definition
PERISTOME, noun. (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule.
PERISTOME, noun. Region around the mouth in various invertebrates.
Wise words
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