peristome
1. (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule • Topics: botany, phytology • Hypernyms: plant process, enation • Part Holonyms: capsule 2. region around the mouth in various invertebrates • Hypernyms: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure • Part Holonyms: invertebrate
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