internode noun. ['ɪntǝnǝʊd] Also (now rare) in Latin form internodium [-'nǝʊdɪǝm], pl. -dia [-dɪǝ]. M17.
[Latin internodium, formed as INTER- 2 + NODE.]
1. Botany. The part of a plant stem between adjacent nodes. M17.

2. Anatomy & Zoology. A slender part between two nodes or joints, as a finger-bone; spec. a myelinated length of nerve fibre between two nodes of Ranvier. E18.

■ inter'nodal adjective M19.

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