Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peridium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: perid-i-um
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer layer that covers the spore-bearing organ in many fungi.

Etymology

A New Latin form of Ancient Greek πηρίδιον (pērídion, “little pouch”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -, πηρίδιον

Inflected Forms

peridia (plural) peridiums (plural)

Derived Forms

endoperidium exoperidium peridial peridiolum pseudoperidium

Questions

What does peridium mean?: The outer layer that covers the spore-bearing organ in many fungi.
Where does peridium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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