mycelium /my·ce·li·um/ (mi-se´le-um) pl. myce´lia the mass of threadlike processes (hyphae) constituting the fungal thallus.myce´lial
mycelium
mycelium (mīsē´lēum),
my·ce·li·um (m -s  l- m)n. pl. my·ce·li·a (-l -) The vegetative part of a fungus, which consists of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae. my·ce li·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 (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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