Peristome
From Palaeos
A combination of Greek roots roughly meaning "stuff around the mouth." In mosses, this means the ring of peristome teeth around the orifice of the spore capsule that control spore dispersal.
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A combination of Greek roots roughly meaning "stuff around the mouth." In mosses, this means the ring of peristome teeth around the orifice of the spore capsule that control spore dispersal.
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ATW?