Pa·raph·y·sis n.; pl. Paraphyses Bot. A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
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paraphysis
n : a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among
sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed
[also: paraphyses (pl)]