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hymenium

hymenium noun: the sporebearing surface of a fungus.

Noun

hymenium (plural hymeniums or hymenia)

  1. The sporebearing surface of a fungus.

hymenium meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

hymenium in Tamil

இனப்பெருக்க பாகம்

hymenium in Arabic

spore bearing surface
غُشَيّ ḡušayy

hymenium in Persian

spore bearing surface
هیمنیوم himnium

Forms of hymenium

pluralhymeniums
pluralhymenia

Origin of hymenium

From ὑμήν (humḗn, “membrane”) + -ium.

Words formed from hymenium

Questions about hymenium

What does hymenium mean?
Hymenium means the sporebearing surface of a fungus.
What is hymenium in Tamil?
Hymenium in Tamil is இனப்பெருக்க பாகம். See Hymenium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hymenium?
Hymenium is a noun.
What is the plural of hymenium?
The plural of hymenium is hymeniums.

Words near hymenium in the dictionary

  1. hymenic
  2. hymeniderm
  3. hymeniderms
  4. hymeniform
  5. hymenitis
  6. hymenium
  7. hymeniums
  8. hymenless
  9. hymenlike
  10. hymenocerid
  11. hymenocerids

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