| Pronunciation: | | hI'meeneeum
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia |
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HYMENIUM is a 8 letter word that starts with H. |
| | See Also: | | fungus, reproductive structure |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy*me"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hymenia}, E. {Hymeniums}.
[NL., fr. Gr. ? a membrane.] (Bot.)
The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the
gills of a mushroom.
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