Definition of Peridium. Meaning of Peridium. Synonyms of Peridium

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Definition of Peridium

Peridium
Peridium Pe*rid"i*um, n.; pl. Peridia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? about + ?, a dim. ending.] (Bot.) The envelope or coat of certain fungi, such as the puffballs and earthstars.

Meaning of Peridium from wikipedia

- The peridium is the protective layer that encloses a m**** of spores in fungi. This outer covering is a distinctive feature of gasteroid fungi. Depending...
- ****berlandense is described as pale-maize to buff-yellow in color, the peridium is 160–340 µm thick and has a lumpy, round to ovoid shape, with irregular...
- meaning earth and aster meaning star, refers to the behavior of the outer peridium. At maturity, the outer layer of the fruiting body splits into segments...
- body with no special opening to the outside. The ascomatal wall is called peridium and typically consists of densely interwoven hyphae or pseudoparenchyma...
- Nidularia in 1961 based on differences in the microscopic structure of the peridium. The name Nidularia first appeared in the scientific literature in 1790...
- structure that may be completely or partially buried underground. The peridium, the outer layer of the egg, is white, or purple/red, with two or three...
- Coleosporiaceae Genus: Chrysomyxa Species: C. arctostaphyli Binomial name Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel Synonyms Peridium coloradense (Dietel) Arth. & F. Kern...
- Initially smooth, the skin (peridium) develops wrinkles and folds as it matures, cracking and flaking with age. The peridium eventually sloughs away, exposing...
- an egg-shaped to roughly spherical subterranean structure encased in a peridium. The "egg" ranges in color from whitish to buff to reddish-brown, measures...
- citrinum has no stem but is attached to the soil by mycelial cords. The peridium, or outer wall, is thick and firm, usually ochre yellow externally with...