promycelium
[ proh-mahy-see-lee-uhm ]
noun,plural pro·my·ce·li·a [proh-mahy-see-lee-uh]. /ˌproʊ maɪˈsi li ə/. Mycology.
a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
Origin of promycelium
1Other words from promycelium
- pro·my·ce·li·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for promycelium
promycelium
/ (ˌprəʊmaɪˈsiːlɪəm) /
nounplural -lia (-lɪə)
botany a short tubular outgrowth from certain germinating fungal spores that produces spores itself and then dies
Origin of promycelium
1C19: New Latin from pro- 1 + mycelium
Derived forms of promycelium
- promycelial, adjective
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