hymenium

[ hahy-mee-nee-uhm ]

/ haɪˈmi ni əm /

noun, plural hy·me·ni·a [hahy-mee-nee-uh]. /haɪˈmi ni ə/. Mycology.

the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses.

Origin of hymenium

From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at hymen, -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM hymenium

hy·me·ni·al, adjectivesub·hy·me·ni·al, adjectivesub·hy·me·ni·um, noun, plural sub·hy·me·ni·a.

Words nearby hymenium

hymen, hymenal caruncle, hymeneal, hymenectomy, hymenitis, hymenium, hymeno-, hymenology, hymenophore, hymenoplasty, hymenopteran

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Example sentences from the Web for hymenium

Hymenium lining the cavity of tubes or pores which are sometimes broken up into teeth or concentric plates.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
Hymenium covering the entire surface of radiating lamellae or gills.
European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae|George Massee
Hymenium within a closed fruit-body, which does not open until the spores are ripe; saprophytes.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
Hymenium, the fruiting surface of the mushrooms and other fungi.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

Hymenium dark cinereous, rugose when moist, the minute crowded irregular folds abundantly anastomosing; nearly even when dry.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

British Dictionary definitions for hymenium

hymenium

/ (haɪˈmiːnɪəm) /

noun plural -nia (-nɪə) or -niums

(in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores

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Scientific definitions for hymenium

hymenium

[ hī-mē′nē-əm ]

Plural hymenia

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

单词	hymenium
释义	hymenium [ hahy-mee-nee-uhm ] / haɪˈmi ni əm / noun, plural hy·me·ni·a [hahy-mee-nee-uh]. /haɪˈmi ni ə/. Mycology. the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses. Origin of hymenium From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at hymen, -ium OTHER WORDS FROM hymenium hy·me·ni·al, adjectivesub·hy·me·ni·al, adjectivesub·hy·me·ni·um, noun, plural sub·hy·me·ni·a. Words nearby hymenium hymen, hymenal caruncle, hymeneal, hymenectomy, hymenitis, hymenium, hymeno-, hymenology, hymenophore, hymenoplasty, hymenopteran Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hymenium Hymenium lining the cavity of tubes or pores which are sometimes broken up into teeth or concentric plates. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous\|Thomas Taylor Hymenium covering the entire surface of radiating lamellae or gills. European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae\|George Massee Hymenium within a closed fruit-body, which does not open until the spores are ripe; saprophytes. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3\|Various Hymenium, the fruiting surface of the mushrooms and other fungi. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson Hymenium dark cinereous, rugose when moist, the minute crowded irregular folds abundantly anastomosing; nearly even when dry. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard British Dictionary definitions for hymenium hymenium / (haɪˈmiːnɪəm) / noun plural -nia (-nɪə) or -niums (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 Scientific definitions for hymenium hymenium [ hī-mē′nē-əm ] Plural hymenia The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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