noun (plural paraphyses) see: be Date: 1857 one of the slender sterile filaments borne among the sporogenous or gametogenous organs in certain ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi
PARAPHYSIS
Meaning of PARAPHYSIS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012