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hy⋅pha

  [hahy-fuh]
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–noun, plural -phae  [-fee] .
(in a fungus) one of the threadlike elements of the mycelium.
Origin:
1865–70; < NL < Gk hyph web

Related forms:
hyphal, adjective
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hy·pha   (hī'fə)   
n.   pl. hy·phae (-fē)
Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.

[New Latin, from Greek huphē, web; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]
hy'phal adj.
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Main Entry: hy·pha
Pronunciation: 'hI-f&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hy·phae /-(")fE/
: one of thethreads that make up the mycelium of a fungus, increase by apical growth, and are coenocytic or transversely septate —hy·phal /-f&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hypha hy·pha (hī'fə)
n. pl. hy·phae (-fē)
A long, slender, usually branched filament of fungal mycelium.

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