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Definition of Paraphysis
1. Noun. A sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed.
Definition of Paraphysis
1. n. A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
Definition of Paraphysis
1. Noun. (botany) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paraphysis
1. [n -PHYSES]
Medical Definition of Paraphysis
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Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Beside + growth.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paraphysis
Literary usage of Paraphysis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Textbook of Mycology by George Massee (1895)
"31, portion of cortex and margin of same, outside surface view; highly x ;—Fig.
32, ascus and paraphysis of same; highly x ;—Fig. 33, spores of same; ..."
2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1906)
"20), which is clearly identical in structure with a typical paraphysis (fig. 21).
... The development of the paraphysis is interesting for its regularity. ..."
3. Human embryology by Charles Sedgwick Minot (1897)
"Under the name of paraphysis, ... The paraphysis has been observed by Charles
Hill, 91.1, in the embryo of 7 mm. of ..."
4. The Wilder Quarter-century Book: A Collection of Original Papers Dedicated (1893)
"... the pigmented dura with folds surrounding the paraphysis and ... by deeper
shading of the cavities; the opening of the paraphysis between the auli- and ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"D. The paper describes the development of the epiphysis, the posterior and superior
commissures, the velum transversum and the paraphysis in the embryos of ..."
6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"In all of these forms the paraphysis develops as a median ... In the adult Necturus
the paraphysis is a macroscopic gland-like organ, consisting of ..."
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