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Definition of thready
1 : consisting of or bearing fibers or filaments a thready bark
2a : resembling a thread : filamentousb : tending to form or draw out into strands : ropy
3 : lacking in fullness, body, or vigor : thin a thready voice
threadiness
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Mushrooms grow from a thready substance called mycelia that sits just underground, spreading across a region to encourage growth of the fungi fruit.
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