Definition of Paraphyses

1. Noun. (plural of paraphysis) ¹

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Definition of Paraphyses

1. paraphysis [n] - See also: paraphysis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paraphyses

paraphrasis
paraphrast
paraphrastic
paraphrasts
paraphrenia
paraphrenias
paraphrenic
paraphrenic schizophrenia
paraphs
paraphyla
paraphyletic
paraphyletically
paraphyllum
paraphylum
paraphyly
paraphyses (current term)
paraphysial
paraphysial body
paraphysial cysts
paraphysis
parapierrotite
parapineal
paraplanner
paraplanners
paraplanning
paraplasm
paraplastic
paraplectic
paraplegia
paraplegia dolorosa

Literary usage of Paraphyses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1903)
"... c, common or typical paraphyses; d, uncommon forms of paraphyses. FIG. 15. ... c, typical form of paraphyses; rf, ..."

2. Text-book of Botany, Morphological and Physiological by Julius Sachs (1882)
"The most external hyphal investment of this ball, and therefore surrounding the tuft of paraphyses and opening above (outwards), is termed by lichenologists ..."

3. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Text-book of Mycology by George. Massee (1895)
"11, the same on a fragment of dead bramble stem: nat. size ;—Fig. 12, ascus and paraphyses of same; highly X ;—Fig., free spores of same; X 300;—Fig. ..."

4. A Manual of British Lichens: Containing Descriptions of All the Species and by William Mudd (1861)
"... the apex very minutely depressed and eventually perforated by a simple pore; nucleus pale yellowish-brown, mucilaginous; paraphyses indistinct; ..."

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