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Peridium

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peridium [pə′rid·ē·əm]
(botany)
The outer investment of the sporophore of many fungi.
Peridium 

the outer envelope of the fruiting bodies of various fungi. The peridium may consist of one or several layers of cells. The structure of the peridium in some ascomycetous fungi is an important taxonomic characteristic.
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granulatus sporocarps (fruit) confirmed the high nitrogen levels, but found that most was stored in the totally indigestible spores or otherwise protected by the relatively indigestible cell walls of the peridium (outer shell).
Fungi, fast food of the forest by Bennett, Bryony / Ecos
 
 
 
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