paraphyses
- plural of paraphysis.
Example Sentences
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The mucilage forms itself almost at the same time as the paraphyses, and previous to the formation of the asci.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Cystidia and paraphyses may be also classed here.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
This hymenium is composed of a number of swollen, club-shaped cells, called basidia, and close to them, side by side, are sterile, elongated cells, named paraphyses.
From Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners by Dallas, Ellen M.
The paraphyses are present, usually slender and round.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
In some species, however, the paraphyses are rare, and the mucilaginous substance is entirely wanting.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
