paraphysis

n., pl., -ses (-sēz').
One of the erect sterile filaments often occurring among the reproductive organs of certain fungi, algae, and mosses.

[New Latin : PARA-¹ + Greek phusis, nature, growth; see physic.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed

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