Meaning of PARAPHYSIS
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[n] a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed |
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PARAPHYSIS is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pa*raph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Paraphyses}. [NL., fr. Gr.
? beside + ? growth.] (Bot.)
A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and
antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other
flowerless plants.
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