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peristome in American English
the fringe of teeth around the opening of the spore case in mosses
noun: the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed

peristome in British English
noun: a fringe of pointed teeth surrounding the opening of a moss capsule

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