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peridiole

peridiole noun: a lens-shaped capsule of spores that grows in cups of some kinds of fungi.

Noun

peridiole (plural peridioles)

  1. A lens-shaped capsule of spores that grows in cups of some kinds of fungi.

Forms of peridiole

pluralperidioles

Questions about peridiole

What does peridiole mean?
Peridiole means a lens-shaped capsule of spores that grows in cups of some kinds of fungi.
What part of speech is peridiole?
Peridiole is a noun.
What is the plural of peridiole?
The plural of peridiole is peridioles.

Words near peridiole in the dictionary

  1. peridinioid
  2. peridinioids
  3. peridinoid
  4. peridiola
  5. peridiolar
  6. peridiole
  7. peridioles
  8. peridiolum
  9. peridium
  10. peridiums
  11. peridiverticular

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