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Paraphysis

Paraphysis Meaning & Definition
Paraphysis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Paraphysis?

[n] a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed

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See Also | fibril | filament | strand

Paraphysis In Webster's Dictionary

\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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