| Pronunciation: | | mI'seeleeum
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[n] the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae |
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MYCELIUM is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | fungus, hypha, plant part, sclerotium |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \My*ce"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. my`khs a mushroom.]
(Bot.)
The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom
or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn. --
{My*ce"li*al}, a.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The diffuse, indefinite body of a multicellular fungus, which is composed of many fine, branching tubes called hyphae. |
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