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annulus [′an·yə·ləs]

(anatomy)

Any ringlike anatomical part.

(botany)

An elastic ring of cells between the operculum and the mouth of the capsule in mosses.

A line of cells, partly or entirely surrounding the sporangium in ferns, which constricts, thus causing rupture of the sporangium to release spores.

A whorl resembling a calyx at the base of the strobilus in certain horsetails.

(mathematics)

The ringlike figure that lies between two concentric circles.

(mycology)

A ring of tissue representing the remnant of the veil around the stipe of some agarics.

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annulus (redirected from annuluses)

annulus
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