mycelium
See also: mycélium
English
Etymology
Scientific Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”) + -ium (with inserted -l- perhaps after e.g. epithelium).
Noun
mycelium (plural mycelia)
- The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
Derived terms
Terms derived from mycelium
Translations
vegetative part of a fungus
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