‖Pa‐raph″y‐sis (?), n.; pl.Paraphyses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. παρά 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.