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Paraphysis vs Periphysis - What's the difference?

paraphysis | periphysis |

Periphysis is often a misspelling of paraphysis.


Periphysis has no English definition.

As a noun paraphysis

is a minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.

paraphysis

English

Noun

(paraphyses)
  • (botany) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
  • (Webster 1913)