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INTERNODE
internode
(noun) a segment of a stem between two nodes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
internode (not comparable)
Between nodes.
Noun
internode (plural internodes)
(botany) A section of stem between two stem nodes.
(technical) Whatever lies between two nodes.
Anagrams
• nondieter, nontiered, tenderoni, trendione
Source: Wiktionary
In"ter*node`, n. Etym: [L. internodium; inter between + nodus knot.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise. H. Spenser.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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