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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ep•i•phragm (ep′ə fram′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology, Invertebratesa calcified or membranous septum produced by certain land snails during hibernation and functioning to cover the shell opening and prevent desiccation.
- Plant Biology[Bot.]a membrane enclosing the capsule in certain mosses.
- Greek epíphragma covering, lid, equivalent. to epi- epi- + phrágma fence
- 1820–30;
ep•i•phrag•mal (ep′ə frag′məl),USA pronunciation adj. |