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mycelial

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my⋅ce⋅li⋅um

  [mahy-see-lee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -li⋅a  [-lee-uh] . Mycology.
the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.
Origin:
1830–40; < NL, equiv. to Gk myk- myc- + (h)l(os) wart, nail + NL -ium -ium

Related forms:
my⋅ce⋅li⋅al, adjective
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my·ce·li·um   (mī-sē'lē-əm)   
n.   pl. my·ce·li·a (-lē-ə)

  1. The vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae.

  2. A similar mass of fibers formed by certain bacteria.


[New Latin : myc(o)- + Greek hēlos, wart.]
my·ce'li·al (-lē-əl) adj.
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Main Entry: my·ce·li·al
Pronunciation: mI-'sE-lE-&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or characterized by mycelium

Main Entry: my·ce·li·um
Pronunciation: mI-'sE-lE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural my·ce·lia /-lE-&/
: the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative body of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matteror the tissues of a host); also : a similar mass of filaments formed by some bacteria (as of the genus Streptomyces)
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mycelium my·ce·li·um (mī-sē'lē-əm)
n. pl. my·ce·li·a (-lē-ə)
The vegetative part of a fungus, which consists of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae.

my·ce'li·al or my·ce'li·an adj.

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