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hyphalike

hyphalike adjective: resembling a hypha.

Adjective

hyphalike (comparative more hyphalike, superlative most hyphalike)

  1. Resembling a hypha.
    • The thallus may be one(Plate I, A–C, F) or few-celled, often linklike (Plate I, D, I) and monophagous, or may be segmented and hyphalike (Plate I, E, L) and extend through many host cells.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 hyphalike

comparativemore hyphalike
superlativemost hyphalike

Origin of hyphalike

From hypha + -like.

Questions about hyphalike

What does hyphalike mean?
Hyphalike means resembling a hypha.
What part of speech is hyphalike?
Hyphalike is an adjective.

Words near hyphalike in the dictionary

  1. hyphaemia
  2. hyphaemias
  3. hyphaene
  4. hyphaenes
  5. hyphal
  6. hyphalike
  7. hyphasma
  8. hyphema
  9. hyphemas
  10. hyphemata
  11. hyphemia

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