Main Entry: hy·pha

Pronunciation: \ˈhī-fə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural hy·phae \-(ˌ)fē\

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hyphē web; akin to Greek hyphos web — more at weave

Date: 1866

: one of the threads that make up the mycelium of a fungus, increase by apical growth, and are transversely septate or nonseptate

— hy·phal \-fəl\ adjective