periphysis

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noun

A short, sterile hypha that develops from above the ascus and grows down a short distance, typically lining the internal walls of the ostiole in a perithecium.

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Meanings

nounperiphysis (countable and uncountable, plural periphyses)

plural periphyses

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA short, sterile hypha that develops from above the ascus and grows down a short distance, typically lining the internal walls of the ostiole in a perithecium.
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APA

periphysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periphysis

MLA

“periphysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periphysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periphysis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periphysis.

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