epiphragm
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪfɹæm/
Noun
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
- epiphragm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.