PERISTOME


Meaning of PERISTOME in English

n. 1 Bot. a fringe of small teeth around the mouth of a capsule in mosses and certain fungi. 2 Zool. the parts surrounding the mouth of various invertebrates.

[ mod.L peristoma f. PERI- + Gk stoma mouth ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.