endostome

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noun

The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule.

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Meanings

nounendostome (plural endostomes)

plural endostomes

  1. biologyThe foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule.
  2. The inner peristome of mosses.
  3. biologyAn endostoma.

Origin

From endo- + -stome.

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APA

endostome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endostome

MLA

“endostome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endostome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endostome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endostome.

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