peristome

Pronunciation:		'peri`stowm
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Matching Terms:		peristoma, peristomial, peristomium
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] region around the mouth in various invertebrates [n] (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule

	See Also:	anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, capsule, complex body part, enation, invertebrate, plant process, structure

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Per"i*stome\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ?, ?, mouth.] 1. (Bot.) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell. (b) The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal.