hymenial


hy·me·ni·um

H0353500 (hī-mē′nē-əm)n. pl. hy·me·ni·a (-nē-ə) or hy·me·ni·ums The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia.
[New Latin, from Greek humenion, diminutive of humēn, membrane; see hymen.]
hy·me′ni·al (-əl) adj.

hymenial

(haɪˈmiːnɪəl) adj (Biology) relating to the layer of certain fungi which bears spores, composed of asci or basidia