paraphysis

Noun

Meaning

A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Hypernyms

strand filament fibril

Derivatives

paraphyses

Close letter words and terms

paraphysicist paraphysics paraphysiological paraphysoid parapierrotite parapineal