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Peristome
One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses.
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noun
- 1
One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses.
- 2
The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates.
- 3
The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
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