peridium
/pɪˈrɪdɪəm
/noun (plural peridia /pɪˈrɪdɪə/) Botany
The outer skin of a sporangium or other fruiting body of a fungus.Numerous golden sporangia with persistent peridia still intact formed on the bark surface and on mosses....
- This is an example of a peridium, a rather vague term that includes any shell or membrane that encloses spores - for example, the visible outer membrane of a puffball.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Greek pēridion, literally 'small wallet', diminutive of pēra.
- take breath
- take care
- take care of
- take charge
- take cognizance of
- take counsel
- take cover
- take delivery of
- takedown
- take effect
- take exception to
- take fire
- take five
- take flight
- take for granted
- take fright
- take from
- take guard
- take hold
- take holy orders
- take-home
- take-home pay
- take ill (sick)
- take-in
- take in sail