internode

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=ter=node

CIDE DICTIONARY

internode, n. [L. internodium; inter between + nodus knot.].

•  The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise.  H. Spenser.  [1913 Webster]
•  A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

internode, n.
1 Bot. a part of a stem between two of the knobs from which leaves arise.
2 Anat. a slender part between two joints, esp. the bone of a finger or toe.