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internode

American  
[in-ter-nohd] / ˈɪn tərˌnoʊd /

noun

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


internode British  
/ ˈɪntəˌnəʊd /

noun

  1. the part of a plant stem between two nodes

  2. the part of a nerve fibre between two nodes of Ranvier

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of internode

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

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On this graph, the mean internode distance for each group is plotted against the concentration of gibberellins that the group received.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The stem region between two nodes is called an internode.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

At the flowering stage, T65 plants make sufficient GA in the uppermost stem node to allow its elongation into an internode, which places the floral cluster above the leaf canopy.

From Nature Jul. 14, 2020

The elongation of the uppermost internode at flowering in deepwater rice uses the same pathways as those found in paddy rice.

From Nature Jul. 14, 2020

These grow both from above and below, meeting in the middle of the internode and completely hiding the long axial cell.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell

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