peristomial

Variant of peristome

noun

  1. Bot. the fringe of teeth around the opening of the spore case in mosses
  2. Zool. the area or parts surrounding the mouth or a mouthlike part of various invertebrates

Origin: ModL peristoma: see peri- & stoma

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