internode

[ in-ter-nohd ]

/ ˈɪn tərˌnoʊd /

noun

a part or space between two nodes, knots, or joints, as the portion of a plant stem between two nodes.

Nearby words

interneuron, internist, internment, internment camp, internodal segment, internode, internship, internuclear, internuncial, internuncial neuron, internuncio

Origin of internode

From the Latin word internōdium, dating back to 1660–70. See inter-, node

Related formsin·ter·nod·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for internode

The leaf in its most erect position still makes a considerable angle with the internode of the stem above it.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
In species able to adapt themselves to great changes, the length of the internode may vary from 50 cm.
The Genus Pinus|George Russell Shaw
Though the leaf-sheath surrounds the internode like a tube, it is not a closed tube.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The leaf-sheath is somewhat scaberulous, partly green and partly purplish, always shorter than the internode.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

It consists of an internode of bamboo with one partition wall removed.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan

British Dictionary definitions for internode

internode

/ (ˈɪntəˌnəʊd) /

noun

the part of a plant stem between two nodes

the part of a nerve fibre between two nodes of Ranvier

Derived Formsinternodal, adjective

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Medicine definitions for internode

internode

[ ĭn′tər-nōd′ ]

n.

A section or part between two nodes.

An internodal segment.

Related formsin′ter•nod′al (-nōd′l) adj.