peridiole

noun

pe·​rid·​i·​ole

pəˈridēˌōl

plural -s

: any of the lenticular bodies situated either free or attached within the peridium of fungi of the family Nidulariaceae and containing the spores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin peridiolum, diminutive of peridium

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