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periphysis

periphysis noun: a short, sterile hypha that develops from above the ascus and grows down a short distance, typically lining the internal walls of the ostiole in a perithecium.

Noun

periphysis (countable and uncountable, plural periphyses)

  1. A short, sterile hypha that develops from above the ascus and grows down a short distance, typically lining the internal walls of the ostiole in a perithecium.

Forms of periphysis

pluralperiphyses

Words formed from periphysis

Questions about periphysis

What does periphysis mean?
Periphysis means a short, sterile hypha that develops from above the ascus and grows down a short distance, typically lining the internal walls of the ostiole in a perithecium.
What part of speech is periphysis?
Periphysis is a noun.
What is the plural of periphysis?
The plural of periphysis is periphyses.

Words near periphysis in the dictionary

  1. periphrastical
  2. periphrastically
  3. periphrasticity
  4. periphysate
  5. periphyses
  6. periphysis
  7. periphysoid
  8. periphysoidal
  9. periphysoids
  10. periphytic
  11. periphytivore

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