paraphyses

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of paraphysis
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paraphyses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphyses

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“paraphyses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphyses. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraphyses,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphyses.

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