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hyphae

/ˈhaɪfi/

hyphae is the plural of hypha.

Meaning of hypha

Noun

hypha (plural hyphae)

  1. Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
    • She lays out how fungal hyphae—countless miles of filaments folded up in every spoon of soil—coax open tree roots and tap into them.2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 272

Words formed from hyphae

Questions about hyphae

What is hyphae the plural of?
Hyphae is the plural of hypha.
How do you pronounce hyphae?
Hyphae is pronounced /ˈhaɪfi/.

Words near hyphae in the dictionary

  1. hypethral
  2. hypex
  3. hypexes
  4. hypey
  5. hypha
  6. hyphae
  7. hyphaelike
  8. hyphaema
  9. hyphaemas
  10. hyphaemata
  11. hyphaemia

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