peristome tooth
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0030043
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: dientes del peristoma (Spanish)
- exact: 蒴歯歯片、縁歯歯片, 歯環を構成する個々の歯(Japanese)
- Definition
- A cardinal organ part that is a single lobe of a peristome. [source: ISBN:9780473067304]
- Comment
- Generally triangular. Peristome teeth may be simple or compound, and may be attached by their tips to the epiphragm.
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