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.

Etymology: mod.L peristoma f. PERI- + Gk stoma mouth

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.