MYCELIUM


Meaning of MYCELIUM in English

[ mʌɪ'si:lɪəm ]

■ noun ( plural mycelia -lɪə ) Botany a network of fine white filaments (hyphae) constituting the vegetative part of a fungus.

Derivatives

mycelial adjective

Origin

C19: mod. L., from Gk mukēs 'fungus', on the pattern of epithelium .

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