| n. | 1. | (Bot.) 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. | (Zool.) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell. |
| Noun | 1. | peristome - (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule |
| 2. | peristome - region around the mouth in various invertebrates |
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