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mycelium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mycelium has 1 sense
- mycelium(n = noun.plant) Array - the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae; Array is a part of fungus
has parts: hypha
has particulars: sclerotium
is a kind of plant part, plant structure
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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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