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dichophysis

dichophysis noun: a part of the hyphae of certain fungi which branches into two.

Noun

dichophysis (plural dichophyses)

  1. A part of the hyphae of certain fungi which branches into two.
    • The material in Fries' herbarium has the dichophyses of Asterostromella.1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic Review with Keys: Basidomycetes and Lower Fungi), New York...

Forms of dichophysis

pluraldichophyses

Questions about dichophysis

What does dichophysis mean?
Dichophysis means a part of the hyphae of certain fungi which branches into two.
What part of speech is dichophysis?
Dichophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of dichophysis?
The plural of dichophysis is dichophyses.

Words near dichophysis in the dictionary

  1. dichomatic
  2. dichondra
  3. dichondras
  4. dichopatric
  5. dichophyses
  6. dichophysis
  7. dichoptic
  8. dichoptically
  9. dichord
  10. dichords
  11. dichoree

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