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endoperidium

[ en-doh-puh-rid-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural en·do·pe·rid·i·a [en-doh-p, uh, -, rid, -ee-, uh].
  1. the inner of the two layers into which the peridium is divided.


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Other Words From

  • endo·pe·ridi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endoperidium1

From New Latin; endo-, peridium
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Example Sentences

The endoperidium and rayed mouth are bright red when fresh, partially fading in old specimens.

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

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

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