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mycelium

/maɪˈsiliəm/
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Other forms: mycelia

Definitions of mycelium
  1. noun
    the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
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    types:
    sclerotium
    compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth
    type of:
    plant part, plant structure
    any part of a plant or fungus
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