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Capsule vs Peristome - What's the difference?

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In context|botany|lang=en terms the difference between capsule and peristome

is that capsule is (botany) a sporangium, especially in bryophytes while peristome is (botany) one or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses.

As nouns the difference between capsule and peristome

is that capsule is (physiology) a membranous envelope while peristome is (botany) one or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses.

capsule

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physiology) A membranous envelope.
  • (botany) A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
  • (botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
  • *
    • The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis'', with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in ''Frullania spp.
  • A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
  • (pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
  • (dialectal, UK, Suffolk) A weasel.
  • (attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form
  • * 1962 , :
    • If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.
  • (winemaking) The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
  • (chemistry, dated) A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
  • A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
  • A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.

    • Derived terms

    * capsular * capsule review * Glissonian capsule

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    peristome

    English

    (wikipedia peristome)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses.
  • * 1911 , ,
    • Its removal does not, however, leave the mouth of the capsule wide open, for around the margin are two circles of pointed teeth forming the peristome .
  • (zoology) The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates.
  • * 1911 , ,
    • We can distinguish therefore in the body of a polyp the column, circular or oval in section, forming the trunk, resting on a base or foot and surmounted by the crown of tentacles, which enclose an area termed the peristome', in the centre of which again is the mouth. The mouth may be level with the surface of the ' peristome , or may be projecting and trumpet-shaped.
  • The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.

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