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hymenial

hymenial adjective: of or pertaining to the hymenium of a fungus.

Adjective

hymenial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the hymenium of a fungus.
    • The differentiation of several species mainly relies on differences in the shape of the hymenial algae.2008, Holger Thüs, Matthias Schultz, Fungi, volume 1, page 126

Origin of hymenial

From hymenium + -al.

Words formed from hymenial

Phrases with hymenial

Questions about hymenial

What does hymenial mean?
Hymenial means of or pertaining to the hymenium of a fungus.
What part of speech is hymenial?
Hymenial is an adjective.

Words near hymenial in the dictionary

  1. hymenean
  2. hymeneans
  3. hymenectomies
  4. hymenectomy
  5. hymenia
  6. hymenial
  7. hymenial cystidia
  8. hymenial cystidium
  9. hymenialdisine
  10. hymenic
  11. hymeniderm

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