"peristome" meaning in All languages combined

See peristome on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: peristomes [plural]
Etymology: From peri- + -stome. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|peri-|-stome}} peri- + -stome Head templates: {{en-noun}} peristome (plural peristomes)
  1. (botany) One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy
    Sense id: en-peristome-en-noun-XiPFpdKd Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 57 28 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with peri-, English terms suffixed with -stome, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 24 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with peri-: 43 30 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -stome: 59 26 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 26 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 26 4 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (zoology) The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-peristome-en-noun-4lobnNtP Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
    Sense id: en-peristome-en-noun-GKzpLs~-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: peristomate Related terms: arthrodontous

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "peristomate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "peri-",
        "3": "-stome"
      },
      "expansion": "peri- + -stome",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From peri- + -stome.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peristomes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "peristome (plural peristomes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arthrodontous"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Botany",
          "orig": "en:Botany",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 24 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 30 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with peri-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 26 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -stome",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 26 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 26 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 28 15",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Plant anatomy",
          "orig": "en:Plant anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy",
            "Botany",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1911, “Bryophyta”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses."
      ],
      "id": "en-peristome-en-noun-XiPFpdKd",
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ],
        [
          "capsule",
          "capsule"
        ],
        [
          "moss",
          "moss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Zoology",
          "orig": "en:Zoology",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1911, “Polyp”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates."
      ],
      "id": "en-peristome-en-noun-4lobnNtP",
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "invertebrate",
          "invertebrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell."
      ],
      "id": "en-peristome-en-noun-GKzpLs~-",
      "links": [
        [
          "lip",
          "lip"
        ],
        [
          "aperture",
          "aperture"
        ],
        [
          "spiral",
          "spiral"
        ],
        [
          "shell",
          "shell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "peristome"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with peri-",
    "English terms suffixed with -stome",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Plant anatomy"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "peristomate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "peri-",
        "3": "-stome"
      },
      "expansion": "peri- + -stome",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From peri- + -stome.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peristomes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "peristome (plural peristomes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "arthrodontous"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Botany"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1911, “Bryophyta”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "tooth",
          "tooth"
        ],
        [
          "capsule",
          "capsule"
        ],
        [
          "moss",
          "moss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Zoology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1911, “Polyp”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "invertebrate",
          "invertebrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lip",
          "lip"
        ],
        [
          "aperture",
          "aperture"
        ],
        [
          "spiral",
          "spiral"
        ],
        [
          "shell",
          "shell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "peristome"
}

Download raw JSONL data for peristome meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.