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peridium Meaning & Definition

What Does Peridium Mean?

Peridium is used as a noun meaning The outer layer that covers the spore-bearing organ in many fungi.

Peridium Definition (Noun)

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

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Word Forms & Grammar

peridium (plural peridia or peridiums)

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Origin of Peridium

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

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