periphysis

noun

pe·​riph·​y·​sis

pəˈrifəsə̇s

plural periphyses

-əˌsēz

: one of the sterile filaments that line the ostiole of many perithecia and other fruiting structures compare paraphysis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, overgrowth, from periphyein to grow around, grow over (from peri- + phyein to grow, bring forth) + -sis

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