Definition of mycelium
mycelia
play \-lē-ə\: the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative portion of the thallus of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host); also : a similar mass of filaments formed by some bacteria (such as streptomyces)
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Origin and Etymology of mycelium
New Latin, from myc- + Greek hēlos nail, wart, callus
First Known Use: 1836
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mycelia
\-lē-ə\play: the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative body of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host); also : a similar mass of filaments formed by some bacteria (as of the genus Streptomyces)
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