DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
peristome
/'pɛrɪ,stoʊm/ · pɛrɪstoʊm
Peristome has 3 syllables: per · i · stome.
per
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i
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stome
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noun. (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule.
noun. Region around the mouth in various invertebrates.
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