internode
[in-ter-nohd]
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noun
a part or space between two nodes, knots, or joints, as the portion of a plant stem between two nodes.
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Same, older, with plumule developed into internode and pair of leaves.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
The unit of pruning is a short fruit cane of four to five internodes, accompanied by a renewal spur of one internode.
Manual of American Grape-GrowingU. P. Hedrick
By making a half-hitch around this internode, the vine is held very firmly.
Manual of American Grape-GrowingU. P. Hedrick
The gallery of an internode has to be wide open before the insect can take possession of it.
Bramble-bees and OthersJ. Henri Fabre
These grow both from above and below, meeting in the middle of the internode and completely hiding the long axial cell.
Elements of Structural and Systematic BotanyDouglas Houghton Campbell
internode
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