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Perichaeth

Per′i-chaeth

,
Noun.
[See
Perichaetium
.]
(Bot.)
The leafy involucre surrounding the fruit stalk of mosses; perichaetium; perichete.

Definition 2024


perichaeth

perichaeth

English

Noun

perichaeth (plural perichaeths)

  1. (botany) The leafy involucre surrounding the fruit stalk of mosses; perichaetium; perichete.

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