HYMENIUM


Meaning of HYMENIUM in English

hīˈmēnēəm noun

( plural hyme·nia -nēə ; or hymeniums )

Etymology: New Latin, from hymen- + -ium

: a spore-bearing layer in fungi or their fruiting bodies (as apothecia or the sporophores of agarics) consisting of a group of asci or basidia often interspersed with paraphyses, setae, and other sterile structures

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