Medical term:
mycelial
mycelium
[mi-se´le-um]the mass of threadlike processes (hyphae) constituting the thallus of a fungus. adj., adj myce´lial.
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my·ce·li·um
, pl.my·ce·li·a
(mī-sē'lē-ŭm, -ă),The mass of hyphae making up a colony of fungi and some bacterial species, for example, Streptomyces.
[G. mykēs, fungus, + hēlos, nail, wart, excrescence on animal or plant]
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mycelium
(mī-sē′lē-əm)n. pl. myce·lia (-lē-ə)
1. The vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae.
2. A similar mass of fibers formed by certain bacteria.
my·ce′li·al (-lē-əl) adj.
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my·ce·li·um
, pl. mycelia (mī-sēlē-ŭm, -ă)The mass of hyphae making up a colony of fungi.
[G. mykēs, fungus, + hēlos, nail, wart, excrescence on animal or plant]
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mycelium
the total mass of HYPHAE of a FUNGUS that constitutes the vegetative body (as opposed to a fruiting body).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
my·ce·li·um
, pl. mycelia (mī-sēlē-ŭm, -ă)The mass of hyphae making up a colony of fungi.
[G. mykēs, fungus, + hēlos, nail, wart, excrescence on animal or plant]
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