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...
- 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...
- pseudostipe. The peridium is tough and up to 1.5 mm thick. The surface is dry and can have tiny scales or be smooth. With age, the peridium becomes finely...
- Nidularia in 1961 based on differences in the microscopic structure of the peridium. The name Nidularia first appeared in the scientific literature in 1790...
- Coleosporiaceae Genus: Chrysomyxa Species: C. arctostaphyli Binomial name Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel Synonyms Peridium coloradense (Dietel) Arth. & F. Kern...
- rust fungi such as Phragmidium, aecia lack an outer wall structure (a peridium) but instead produce a diffuse aecium called a caeoma. In some species...
- Initially smooth, the skin (peridium) develops wrinkles and folds as it matures, cracking and flaking with age. The peridium eventually sloughs away, exposing...
- roughly spherical peridium (spore sac). Atop the peridium is an irregular stoma (opening) that is red on the inside. Inside the peridium is a white gleba...
- by 6–12 cm (2+1⁄2–4+1⁄2 in) high. It has a two-layered peridium. The outer layer of the peridium (the exoperidium) is thick and leathery (except where...