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periphysoid

periphysoid noun: a periphysis-like structure that grows laterally, found in some crustose pyrenolichens.

Noun

periphysoid (plural periphysoids)

  1. A periphysis-like structure that grows laterally, found in some crustose pyrenolichens.

Forms of periphysoid

pluralperiphysoids

Questions about periphysoid

What does periphysoid mean?
Periphysoid means a periphysis-like structure that grows laterally, found in some crustose pyrenolichens.
What part of speech is periphysoid?
Periphysoid is a noun.
What is the plural of periphysoid?
The plural of periphysoid is periphysoids.

Words near periphysoid in the dictionary

  1. periphrastically
  2. periphrasticity
  3. periphysate
  4. periphyses
  5. periphysis
  6. periphysoid
  7. periphysoidal
  8. periphysoids
  9. periphytic
  10. periphytivore
  11. periphytivores

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