exostome

noun

ex·​o·​stome

ˈeksəˌstōm

plural -s

1

botany : the opening of the outer integument of an ovule that has two integuments

2

: the outer part of the peristome of a moss

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -stome; probably originally formed in French

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