hymenium meaning

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hymenium (noun): spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia.

Definition of hymenium

  1. spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia

    Type of: reproductive structure

Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in UM · 8-letter words

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