epiphragm
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Noun[edit]
epiphragm (plural epiphragms)
- (zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
- (botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses.
References[edit]
- “epiphragm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.