pa|raph|y|sis

pa|raph|y|sis
pa|raph|y|sis «puh RAF uh sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
Botany. any one of the erect, sterile filaments often occurring among the reproductive organs in certain ferns, mosses, fungi, and the like.
[< New Latin paraphysis < Greek para- alongside + phýsis growth < phýein bring forth, produce]

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  • paraphrasis — pa·raph·ra·sis …   English syllables

  • paraphysis — pa·raph·y·sis …   English syllables

  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

  • pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… …   English syllables

  • paraphysis — 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. SYN: paraphysial body. [G. an offshoot] * * * pa·raph·y·sis pə raf ə səs n …   Medical dictionary

  • Paraphyses — Paraphysis Pa*raph y*sis, n.; pl. {Paraphyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. para beside + ? growth.] (Bot.) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paraphysis — Pa*raph y*sis, n.; pl. {Paraphyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. para beside + ? growth.] (Bot.) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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