dendrophysis

noun

den·​droph·​y·​sis

denˈdräfəsə̇s

plural dendrophyses

-ˌsēz

: an arboreally branched hyphal thread in certain fungi that resembles a paraphysis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dendr- + -physis (as in paraphysis)

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