operculum
A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover.
Other meanings
The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal of spores or seeds.
A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth.
A kind of
- plate
Related words
- operculiferous
- operculitis
- preoperculum
- interoperculum
- suboperculum
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “operculum” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.