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paraphysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-ra-ph-ysis
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A type of sterile cell amongst the spore-bearing asci.

noun

A derivative of the roof-plate of the telencephalon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From para- + -physis.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paraphyses (plural)

Derived Forms

paraphysate paraphysoid pseudoparaphysis

Questions

What does paraphysis mean?
A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
Where does paraphysis come from?
From para- + -physis.

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