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noun
A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A type of sterile cell amongst the spore-bearing asci.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
A derivative of the roof-plate of the telencephalon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fibril, filament, strand
History
From para- + -physis.
