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promycelia

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pro⋅my⋅ce⋅li⋅um

[proh-mahy-see-lee-uhm]
–noun, plural -li⋅a [-lee-uh] . Mycology.
a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.

Origin:
1865–70; < NL; see pro- 1 , mycelium


pro⋅my⋅ce⋅li⋅al, adjective
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