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peridium


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peridium  \Pe*rid"i*um\,  n.;  pl  {Peridia}.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  about 
  +  ?,  a  dim.  ending.]  (Bot.) 
  The  envelope  or  coat  of  certain  fungi,  such  as  the  puffballs 
  and  earthstars. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  peridium 
  n  :  outer  layer  of  the  spore-bearing  organ  in  many  fungi 




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