hymenium
the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses.
Origin of hymenium
1Other words from hymenium
- hy·me·ni·al, adjective
- sub·hy·me·ni·al, adjective
- sub·hy·me·ni·um, noun, plural sub·hy·me·ni·a.
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British Dictionary definitions for hymenium
/ (haɪˈmiːnɪəm) /
(in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores
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Scientific definitions for hymenium
[ hī-mē′nē-əm ]
The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia.
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