internode Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a segment of a stem between two nodes

WordNet

In"ter*node` noun
Etymology
L. internodium; inter between + nodus knot.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise. H. Spenser.
  2. (Anat.) A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.

Webster 1913