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hymenium
[ hahy-mee-nee-uhm ]
noun
, Mycology.
, plural hy·me·ni·a [hahy-, mee, -nee-, uh].
- the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses.
hymenium
/ haɪˈmiːnɪəm /
noun
- (in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores
hymenium
/ hī-mē′nē-əm /
, Plural hymenia
- The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia.
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Other Words From
- hy·meni·al adjective
- subhy·meni·al adjective
- subhy·meni·um noun plural subhymenia
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Hymenium inferior, pileus more or less expanded, convex, bell-shaped.
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Hymenium whitish or reddish, folds much branched, forming anastomosing pores.
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Hymenium dark cinereous, rugose when moist, the minute crowded irregular folds abundantly anastomosing; nearly even when dry.
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Hymenium red or flesh-color, covered with a delicate flesh-colored bloom.
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Hymenium, the fruiting surface of the mushrooms and other fungi.
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