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hymenophore
noun
hy·meno·phore
\hīmenəˌfō(ə) r, ˈhīmənōˌ-\
variants: less commonly
hymenophorum
\ˌhīməˈnäfərəm\Definition of hymenophore
hymenophores
\-ˌfō(ə)rz\ alsohymenophora
\-äf(ə)rə\1 : the hymenium-bearing portion of the sporophore in fungi
2 : sporophore
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Origin and Etymology of hymenophore
New Latin hymenophorum, from hymeno- (irregular from hymenium) + -phorum
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