HYPHA


Meaning of HYPHA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-fə ]

noun

( plural hy·phae -(ˌ)fē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hyphē web; akin to Greek hyphos web — more at weave

Date: 1866

: one of the threads that make up the mycelium of a fungus, increase by apical growth, and are transversely septate or nonseptate

• hy·phal -fəl adjective

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