PARAPHYSIS


Meaning of PARAPHYSIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: p ə - ' ra-f ə -s ə s

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -y · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, sucker, offshoot, from paraphyein to produce at the side, from para- + phyein to bring forth ― more at BE

Date: 1857

: one of the slender sterile filaments borne among the sporogenous or gametogenous organs in certain ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi

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