Paraphysis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural pa·raph·y·ses [puh-raf-uh-seez]. /pəˈræf əˌsiz/. Botany, Mycology.
  1. one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns.
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
  1. 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
Plural paraphyses (pə-răf′ĭ-sēz′)
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