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promycelium

[ proh-mahy-see-lee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.
, plural pro·my·ce·li·a [proh-mahy-, see, -lee-, uh].
  1. a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.


promycelium

/ ˌprəʊmaɪˈsiːlɪəm /

noun

  1. botany a short tubular outgrowth from certain germinating fungal spores that produces spores itself and then dies
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌpromyˈcelial, adjective
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Other Words From

  • promy·celi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of promycelium1

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; pro- 1, mycelium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of promycelium1

C19: New Latin from pro- 1+ mycelium
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Example Sentences

Formerly, before the relationship of promycelium and basidium were understood, the Uredineae were considered as quite independent of the Basidiomycetes.

The first named contains a small number of forms with the basidium divided like the promycelium of the Uredineae.

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