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peristome

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Noun

region around the mouth in various invertebrates

(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "peristome":
pristine peristome
Words contain "peristome" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
dicranaceae family dicranaceae peristome

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