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paraphysis
pa·raph·y·sis P0064200 (pə-răf′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. pa·raph·y·ses (-sēz′) One of the erect sterile filaments often occurring among the reproductive organs of certain fungi, algae, and mosses. [New Latin : para- + Greek phusis, nature, growth; see physic.]paraphysis (pəˈræfɪsɪs) n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz) (Botany) 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[C19: New Latin from Greek: subsidiary growth, from para-1 + phusis growth] paˈraphysate adjThesaurusNoun | 1. | paraphysis - a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbedfibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber |
Paraphysis
paraphysis[pə′raf·ə·səs] (botany) A sterile filament borne among the sporogenous or gametogenous organs in many cryptogams. (vertebrate zoology) A median evagination of the roof of the telencephalon of some lower vertebrates. Paraphysis one of the multicellular filaments or single cells borne among the gametogenous or sporogenous organs of certain brown algae, most basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi, and mosses. Paraphyses protect the organs from trauma and desiccation. paraphysis
pa·raph·y·sis, pl. pa·raph·y·ses (pă-raf'i-sis, -sēz), A median organ developing from the roofplate of the diencephalon in certain lower vertebrates. Present in the human embryo and fetus for a short time. Synonym(s): paraphysial body [G. an offshoot] paraphysis (pə-răf′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. paraphy·ses (-sēz′) One of the erect sterile filaments often occurring among the reproductive organs of certain fungi, algae, and mosses.paraphysis (pă-răf′ĭ-sĭs) [Gr., offshoot] The vestigial structure that originates from the roof plate of the telencephalon. Presumably the colloid cyst of the third ventricle arises from it. It is also a midline organ that develops from the roof plate of the diencephalon of some lower vertebrates. paraphysis
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