internode

2 definitions found

internode - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Internode \In"ter*node`\, n. [L. internodium; inter between +
     nodus knot.]
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     1. (Bot.) The space between two nodes or points of the stem
        from which the leaves properly arise. --H. Spenser.
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     2. (Anat.) A part between two joints; a segment;
        specifically, one of the phalanges.
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internode - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  internode
      n 1: a segment of a stem between two nodes