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hymenophore

/ haɪˈmiːnəʊˌfɔː /

noun

  1. botany the fruiting body of some basidiomycetous fungi
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hymenophore1

from hymenium + -phore
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Example Sentences

Hymenophore continuous with the stem, veil woven into a fugacious web, which adheres to the margin of the pileus.

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