peristome

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peristome

noun peristomes · peristoma · peristomium

One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses. Its removal does not, however, leave the mouth of the capsule wide open, for around the margin are two circles of pointed teeth forming the peristome.
The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates. We can distinguish therefore in the body of a polyp the column, circular or oval in section, forming the trunk, resting on a base or foot and surmounted by the crown of tentacles, which enclose an area termed the peristome, in the centre of which again is the mouth. […] The mouth may be level with t
The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
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@misc{peristome_2026,
  title = {peristome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peristome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}