Mycelium

/maɪˈsiliəm/

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Other forms: mycelia

Definitions of mycelium

noun
the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae

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types:
sclerotium
compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth

type of:
plant part, plant structure
any part of a plant or fungus

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