Vocabulary : Peristoma to Perithecium

Peristoma : Same as Peristome.
Peristomata : of Peristoma
Peristome : 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. ;; The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell. ;; The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal.
Peristomial : Of or pertaining to a peristome.
Peristomium : Same as Peristome.

Peristrephic : Turning around; rotatory; revolving; as, a peristrephic painting (of a panorama).
Peristyle : A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade.
Perisystole : The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart. It is perceptible only in the dying.
Perite : Skilled.
Perithecium : An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification.

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