peridium

[ puh-rid-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.

, plural pe·rid·e·a [p, uh, -, rid, -ee-, uh].

1. the outer enveloping coat of the fruit body in many fungi.

peridium

/ pəˈrɪdɪəm /

noun

1. the distinct outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi

Other Words From

• pe·ridi·al adjective
• pe·rid·i·i·form [p, uh, -, rid, -ee-, uh, -fawrm], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of peridium¹

1815–25; < New Latin < German pērídion, diminutive of pḗra wallet; -idium

Word History and Origins

Origin of peridium¹

C19: from Greek pēridion a little wallet, from pēra leather bag, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

In other words, the peridium leaves the stipe some distance below the point where the lowest capillitial branches take origin.

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Rostafinski distinguished this beautiful species by the color of the peridium and the conic columella.

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The persistent base of the peridium is also characteristic, very prominent sometimes, and visible to the naked eye.

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The outer peridium is deciduous, and the inner slowly ruptures, by irregular fissures discharging the spores.

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Sporangia; the first with the outer peridium broken away, 10.

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