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hyphidium

hyphidium noun: a sterile hyphal structure in the fertile layer of a fungus.

Noun

hyphidium (plural hyphidia)

  1. A sterile hyphal structure in the fertile layer of a fungus.

Forms of hyphidium

pluralhyphidia

Origin of hyphidium

From hypha + -idium.

Questions about hyphidium

What does hyphidium mean?
Hyphidium means a sterile hyphal structure in the fertile layer of a fungus.
What part of speech is hyphidium?
Hyphidium is a noun.
What is the plural of hyphidium?
The plural of hyphidium is hyphidia.

Words near hyphidium in the dictionary

  1. hyphenized
  2. hyphenizes
  3. hyphenizing
  4. hyphenless
  5. hyphens
  6. hyphidium
  7. hyphier
  8. hyphiest
  9. hypho-
  10. hyphochytriomycete
  11. hyphoid

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