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mycelium
my·ce·li·um
[
mī slee əm
]
(
plural
my·ce·li·a
[
mī slee ə
]
)
noun
Definition:
main part of fungus:
a loose network of the delicate filaments
hyphae
that form the body of a fungus, consisting of the feeding and reproducing hyphae
[
Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Greek
mukēs
"fungus" after
epithelium
(see epithelium)
]
my·ce·li·al
adjective
my·ce·loid
[
mssə lòyd
]
adjective
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