PARAPHYSES

PARAPHYSIS

paraphysis

(noun) a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

paraphyses

plural of paraphysis

Source: Wiktionary


PARAPHYSIS

Pa*raph"y*sis, n.; pl. Paraphyses. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 March 2025

PARASITISM

(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)


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