PERIDIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: peridia   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("peridium" is a kind of...):

cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)

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