Definition of: internode

(in′tər·nōd′) noun
1. Anat. A part situated between two joints or nodes, as a phalanx or other segment of a limb.
2. Bot. The part of a plant stem between the nodes or places from which the leaves grow.
3. Ornithol. In a feather, the contracted part between the roots of the barbs.
4. The part of a vibrating string between two nodes. [<L internodium <inter- between + nodus node]