English Explanatory Dictionary

peridium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The outer layer that covers the spore-bearing organ in many fungi.

Word forms

peridium peridia peridiums

Etymology

A New Latin form of Ancient Greek πηρίδιον (pērídion, “little pouch”).

Derived words

endoperidium exoperidium peridial peridiolum pseudoperidium
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