mycelium

[ mahy-see-lee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Mycology.

, plural my·ce·li·a [mahy-, see, -lee-, uh].

mycelium

/ ˈmaɪsɪˌlɔɪd; maɪˈsiːlɪəm /

the vegetative body of fungi: a mass of branching filaments (hyphae) that spread throughout the nutrient substratum

mycelium

/ mī-sē′lē-əm /

, Plural mycelia

The mass of fine branching tubes (known as hyphae ) that forms the main growing structure of a fungus. Visible structures like mushrooms are reproductive structures produced by the mycelium.

1830–40; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek myk- myc- + ( h ) ḗl ( os ) wart, nail + New Latin -ium -ium

C19 (literally: nail of fungus): from myco- + Greek hēlos nail

The fermentation is caused by the mycelium of this fungus before the development of the fructification.

Eumycetes, or Higher Fungi, a common name for those Fungi which possess a septate mycelium.

Much more disastrous results can be traced directly to the action of the mycelium in the cortex.

They are attached to the filaments of the mycelium, as in Uredo segetum.

The mycelium is usually buried in the matrix, so as not to be conspicuous.

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