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peristome

Length / number of characters: 9
Number of words: 1

  • (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
  • region around the mouth in various invertebrates
  • 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
  • The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell
  • The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal

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