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perichaete

perichaete is the alternative form of perichaeth.

Meaning of perichaeth

Noun

perichaeth (plural perichaeths)

  1. The leafy involucre surrounding the archegonium (fruit stalk) of mosses

Forms of perichaete

pluralperichaetes

Questions about perichaete

What is perichaete the alternative form of?
Perichaete is the alternative form of perichaeth.

Words near perichaete in the dictionary

  1. pericentrosomal
  2. pericentrosome
  3. pericentrosomes
  4. pericerebral
  5. Perich
  6. perichaete
  7. perichaetes
  8. perichaeth
  9. perichaeths
  10. perichaetia
  11. perichaetial

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