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perichaeth

perichaeth noun: the leafy involucre surrounding the archegonium (fruit stalk) of mosses.

Noun

perichaeth (plural perichaeths)

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

Synonyms of perichaeth

Forms of perichaeth

pluralperichaeths

Origin of perichaeth

See perichaetium.

Words formed from perichaeth

Questions about perichaeth

What does perichaeth mean?
Perichaeth means the leafy involucre surrounding the archegonium (fruit stalk) of mosses.
What part of speech is perichaeth?
Perichaeth is a noun.
What is the plural of perichaeth?
The plural of perichaeth is perichaeths.

Words near perichaeth in the dictionary

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

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