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mycelium /my·ce·li·um/ (mi-se´le-um) pl. myce´lia   the mass of threadlike processes (hyphae) constituting the fungal thallus.myce´lial
my·ce·li·um (m-sl-m)
n. pl. my·ce·li·a (-l-)
The vegetative part of a fungus, which consists of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae.
my·celi·al, my·celi·an adj.
mycelium
[mīsē′lē·əm] pl. mycelia
Etymology: Gk, mykes, fungus, helos, nail
a mass of interwoven, branched, threadlike filaments that makes up most fungi. Also called hypha.
mycelium [mi-se´le-um]
the mass of threadlike processes (hyphae) constituting the thallus of a fungus. adj., adj myce´lial.
mycelium (mīsē´lēum),
n the filamentous network of hyphae of a fungus.
mycelium
pl. mycelia; the mass of threadlike processes (hyphae) constituting the fungal thallas.
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