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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
paraphysis — paraphysis. См. стерильная гифа. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
paraphysis — [pə raf′i sis] n. pl. paraphyses [pə raf′isēz΄] [ModL < Gr, an offshoot, sucker < para (see PARA 1) + physis, a growth < phyein, to grow: see BE] a sterile, threadlike part found with the spore bearing organs of some ferns and mosses … English World dictionary
paraphysis — noun (plural paraphyses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, sucker, offshoot, from paraphyein to produce at the side, from para + phyein to bring forth more at be Date: 1857 one of the slender sterile filaments borne among the sporogenous or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
paraphysis — n.; pl. yses [Gr. para, beside; physis, growth] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coccoidea, the chitinized thickenings, lateral ingrowths, or projections near the base of the pygidium … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
paraphysis — n. non reproductive filaments in some plants (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
paraphysis — pa·raph·y·sis … English syllables
paraphysis — /pəˈræfəsəs/ (say puh rafuhsuhs) noun (plural paraphyses /pəˈræfəsiz/ (say puh rafuhseez)) one of the sterile, usually filamentous, outgrowths often occurring among the reproductive organs in many cryptogamous plants. {New Latin, from Greek:… …
paraphysis — noun a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed • Hypernyms: ↑fibril, ↑filament, ↑strand … Useful english dictionary
