mycelium

my·ce·li·um   (mī-sē'lē-əm)    n.   pl. my·ce·li·a (-lē-ə) The vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae. A similar mass of fibers formed by certain bacteria. [New Latin : myc(o)- + Greek hēlos, wart.] my·ce'li·al (-lē-əl) adj.

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)

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.

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my·ce'li·al or my·ce'li·an adj.