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blephara

noun
bleph·a·ra | \ ˈblefərə \
plural blepharae\-ˌrē, ˌ-rī \

Definition of blephara 

: one of the peristome teeth of a moss

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History and Etymology for blephara

New Latin, from Greek blepharon eyelid

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