periphysis
noun
pe·riph·y·sis
pəˈrifəsə̇s
plural periphyses
-əˌsēz
: one of the sterile filaments that line the ostiole of many perithecia and other fruiting structures compare paraphysis
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek, overgrowth, from periphyein to grow around, grow over (from peri- + phyein to grow, bring forth) + -sis