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hymenium

[ hahy-mee-nee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.
, plural hy·me·ni·a [hahy-, mee, -nee-, uh].
  1. the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses.


hymenium

/ haɪˈmiːnɪəm /

noun

  1. (in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


hymenium

/ hī-mēnē-əm /

, Plural hymenia

  1. The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia.


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Other Words From

  • hy·meni·al adjective
  • subhy·meni·al adjective
  • subhy·meni·um noun plural subhymenia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hymenium1

From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; hymen, -ium
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Example Sentences

Hymenium inferior, pileus more or less expanded, convex, bell-shaped.

Hymenium whitish or reddish, folds much branched, forming anastomosing pores.

Hymenium dark cinereous, rugose when moist, the minute crowded irregular folds abundantly anastomosing; nearly even when dry.

Hymenium red or flesh-color, covered with a delicate flesh-colored bloom.

Hymenium, the fruiting surface of the mushrooms and other fungi.

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