spherocyst
spherocyst is the alternative form of sphaerocyst.
Meaning of sphaerocyst
Noun
sphaerocyst (plural sphaerocysts)
- 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
Forms of spherocyst
| plural | spherocysts |
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Questions about spherocyst
- What is spherocyst the alternative form of?
- Spherocyst is the alternative form of sphaerocyst.
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