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HYMENIUM (hynia, hyniums)
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Irregular inflected forms: hynia , hyniums
, hyniums Dictionary entry overview: What does hymenium mean?
• HYMENIUM (noun)
The noun HYMENIUM has 1 sense:
1. spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
Familiarity information: HYMENIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("hymenium" is a kind of...):
reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Holonyms ("hymenium" is a part of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
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