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promycelium

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pro⋅my⋅ce⋅li⋅um

  [proh-mahy-see-lee-uhm]
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–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

Related forms:
pro⋅my⋅ce⋅li⋅al, adjective
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promycelium

noun
the basidium of various fungi 
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