ALL meanings of peristome
per·i·stome
P p - noun peristome Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed. 1
- noun peristome Zoology. any of various structures or sets of parts that surround or form the walls of a mouth or mouthlike opening. 1
- noun peristome a fringe of pointed teeth surrounding the opening of a moss capsule 0
- noun peristome any of various parts surrounding the mouth of invertebrates, such as echinoderms and earthworms, and of protozoans 0
- noun peristome the fringe of teeth around the opening of the spore case in mosses 0
- noun peristome the area or parts surrounding the mouth or a mouthlike part of various invertebrates 0