peridium

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B, Part of vertical section through leaf of Berberis vulgaris, with a, aecidium fruits, p, peridium, and sp, spermogonia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

Sporangia to which the peridium still adheres, although in 3 c in shreds.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

Hypothallus none; peridium checkered with pale reticulations.         i.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

Gasteromycetes, in which the hymenium is enclosed in a second case or wrapper, called a peridium, which ruptures when mature, thus releasing the spores.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

In some instances the peridium is almost smooth, and sometimes cracks in areas, inner peridium thin and tough.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas