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merithallus

merithallus noun: an internode.

Noun

merithallus (plural merithalli)

  1. (dated) An internode.
    • In fact, in the same way that we see in the monocotyledonous embryo, which has taken all its normal expansion, a radicular mamilla which constitutes its descending system, and a cauliculus, a cotyledon, and its support, which form together its ascending system, in the same manner also we see in the...1835 December 21, M. Mirrel, “Report on a Memoir of M. Gaudichaud, relative to the Development and Growth of the Stems, Leaves, and other Organs of Plants”, in The London and Edinburgh Philosophical...
    • […]but when we examine the increase of this branch in part, we see, with Cassini, that each merithallus, or internode, grows principally by its lower part[…]1841, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, “Of the Stem of Vascular Plants”, in Boughton Kingdon, transl., Vegetable Organography: Or, An Analytical Description of the Organs of Plants, 2nd edition, volume...
    Synonyms:
    internode, merithal

Synonyms of merithallus

Forms of merithallus

pluralmerithalli

Origin of merithallus

From New Latin merithallus, from Ancient Greek μερίς (merís, “part”) + θαλλός (thallós, “branch”).

Questions about merithallus

What does merithallus mean?
Merithallus means an internode.
What part of speech is merithallus?
Merithallus is a noun.
What is the plural of merithallus?
The plural of merithallus is merithalli.

Words near merithallus in the dictionary

  1. meritest
  2. meriteth
  3. meritful
  4. merithal
  5. merithalli
  6. merithallus
  7. merithals
  8. meriting
  9. meritious
  10. meritless
  11. meritlessly

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