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mycelium

Noun

my=ce=li=um

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mycelium(n = noun.plant) Array - the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae; Array

has parts: hypha

has particulars: sclerotium

is a kind of plant part, plant structure

mycelium, n. [NL., fr. Gr. my`khs a mushroom.].

The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn. [1913 Webster]

mycelium, n. (pl. mycelia) the vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of microscopic threadlike hyphae.

Derivative

mycelial adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk mukes mushroom, after EPITHELIUM

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