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■ noun ( plural hymenia -nɪə ) Botany (in higher fungi) a surface consisting mainly of spore-bearing structures.
Derivatives
hymenial adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk humenion , dimin. of humēn 'membrane'.
[ hʌɪ'mi:nɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural hymenia -nɪə ) Botany (in higher fungi) a surface consisting mainly of spore-bearing structures.
Derivatives
hymenial adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk humenion , dimin. of humēn 'membrane'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004