HYMENIUM


Meaning of HYMENIUM in English

[ 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'.

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