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endoperidium

American  
[en-doh-puh-rid-ee-uhm] / ˌɛn doʊ pəˈrɪd i əm /

noun

Botany.

PLURAL

endoperidia

  1. the inner of the two layers into which the peridium is divided.

Other Word Forms

  • endoperidial adjective

Etymology

Origin of endoperidium

From New Latin; endo-, peridium

Example Sentences

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The plant is reddish-brown and it differs from other species "with sulcate mouths, in its closely sessile endoperidium."

From Project Gutenberg

Within the endoperidium are the spores, which are pale ochraceous or sulphur color, globose or elliptical in shape.

From Project Gutenberg

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