pe·rid·i·um (p -r d  -m)n. pl. pe·rid·i·a (- -) The covering of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi. [New Latin p ridium, from Greek pridion, diminutive of pr , leather pouch.]pe·rid i·al (--l) adj. |
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| Noun | 1. |  peridium - outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungicovering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" |
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