Paraphysis
Pronunciation : Pa*raph"y*sis
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
pl. Paraphyses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913