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sphaerocysts

sphaerocysts is the plural of sphaerocyst.

Meaning of sphaerocyst

Noun

sphaerocyst (plural sphaerocysts)

  1. A rounded cell, found in clusters within the trama of some mushrooms.
    • Russulaceae is distinguished from other families of mushroom-like fungi with gills by the presence of cells (swollen hyphae called sphaerocysts) and filaments which constitute the fruit bodies and can be observed under the microscope in the gill trama and other parts. All other families lack...1996, Mark Brundrett, Working with Mycorrhizas in Forestry and Agriculture, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, page 121

Questions about sphaerocysts

What is sphaerocysts the plural of?
Sphaerocysts is the plural of sphaerocyst.

Words near sphaerocysts in the dictionary

  1. sphaerocone
  2. sphaeroconic
  3. sphaerocrystal
  4. sphaerocrystals
  5. sphaerocyst
  6. sphaerocysts
  7. sphaerodactylid
  8. sphaerodactylids
  9. sphaeroid
  10. sphaeroids
  11. sphaeromatid

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