'Paraphysis' definitions:
Definition of 'paraphysis'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed
Definition of 'Paraphysis'
From: GCIDE
- 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] Paraplegia