mycelium noun. [mʌɪ'si:lɪǝm] Pl. -ia [-ɪǝ]. M19.
[from Greek mukēs fungus + -elium, after epithelium.]
Botany. The vegetative part of the thallus of a fungus, usu. consisting of a network of fine white filaments (hyphae); tissue of this kind.

■ mycelial adjective consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by mycelium L19.

■ mycelioid adjective = mycelial M19.

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