1. Noun
The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double.
2. Noun
The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
3. Noun
The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal.
4. Noun
(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
Vocabulary classified under Biology
5. Noun
region around the mouth in various invertebrates
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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