Pronunciation: ' e-p ə - ˌ fram
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek epiphragma covering
Date: circa 1854
: a closing membrane or septum (as of a snail shell or a moss capsule)
Pronunciation: ' e-p ə - ˌ fram
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek epiphragma covering
Date: circa 1854
: a closing membrane or septum (as of a snail shell or a moss capsule)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012