paraphysis

[ puh-raf-uh-sis ]

/ pəˈræf ə sɪs /

noun, plural pa·raph·y·ses [puh-raf-uh-seez]. /pəˈræf əˌsiz/. Botany, Mycology.

one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns.

Origin of paraphysis

1855–60; <New Latin <Greek paráphysis literally, a growing beside, by-growth, equivalent to para-para-¹ + phýsis growth, nature; see physic

OTHER WORDS FROM paraphysis

pa·raph·y·sate

[puh-raf-uh-sit], /pəˈræf ə sɪt/, adjective

Words nearby paraphysis

paraphrase, paraphrasis, paraphrast, paraphrastic, paraphyletic, paraphysis, paraplanner, paraplegia, paraplegic, parapodium, parapraxia

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Example sentences from the Web for paraphysis

The morphological significance of the paraphysis is uncertain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
The Paraphysis is a projection from the roof of the primitive fore-brain near its anterior end.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
Paraphysis, pa-raf′i-sis, n. an erect sterile filament accompanying the sexual organs of some cryptogamous plants:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Paraphysis: the chitinized thickenings or lateral ingrowths, usually situated at the base of the lobes in certain Diaspid genera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for paraphysis

paraphysis

/ (pəˈræfɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

any of numerous sterile cells occurring between the sex organs of mosses and algae and between the spore-producing bodies of basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi

Derived forms of paraphysis

paraphysate, adjective

Word Origin for paraphysis

C19: New Latin from Greek: subsidiary growth, from para- 1 + phusis growth

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Scientific definitions for paraphysis

paraphysis

[ pə-răf′ĭ-sĭs ]

Plural paraphyses (pə-răf′ĭ-sēz′)

One of the erect sterile filaments often occurring among the reproductive organs of certain fungi, algae, and mosses.

单词	paraphysis
释义	paraphysis [ puh-raf-uh-sis ] / pəˈræf ə sɪs / noun, plural pa·raph·y·ses [puh-raf-uh-seez]. /pəˈræf əˌsiz/. Botany, Mycology. one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns. Origin of paraphysis 1855–60; <New Latin <Greek paráphysis literally, a growing beside, by-growth, equivalent to para-para-¹ + phýsis growth, nature; see physic OTHER WORDS FROM paraphysis pa·raph·y·sate [puh-raf-uh-sit], /pəˈræf ə sɪt/, adjective Words nearby paraphysis paraphrase, paraphrasis, paraphrast, paraphrastic, paraphyletic, paraphysis, paraplanner, paraplegia, paraplegic, parapodium, parapraxia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paraphysis The morphological significance of the paraphysis is uncertain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various The Paraphysis is a projection from the roof of the primitive fore-brain near its anterior end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various Paraphysis, pa-raf′i-sis, n. an erect sterile filament accompanying the sexual organs of some cryptogamous plants:—pl. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Paraphysis: the chitinized thickenings or lateral ingrowths, usually situated at the base of the lobes in certain Diaspid genera. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith British Dictionary definitions for paraphysis paraphysis / (pəˈræfɪsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) any of numerous sterile cells occurring between the sex organs of mosses and algae and between the spore-producing bodies of basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi Derived forms of paraphysis paraphysate, adjective Word Origin for paraphysis C19: New Latin from Greek: subsidiary growth, from para- 1 + phusis growth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for paraphysis paraphysis [ pə-răf′ĭ-sĭs ] Plural paraphyses (pə-răf′ĭ-sēz′) One of the erect sterile filaments often occurring among the reproductive organs of certain fungi, algae, and mosses. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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