Definitions for mycelium

mycelium my·ce·li·um

Spelling: [mahy-see-lee-uh m]
IPA: /maɪˈsi li əm/

Mycelium is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in mycelium (ceilmmuy).

Definitions for mycelium

noun

  1. the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.

Origin of mycelium

1830-40; New Latin, equivalent to Greek myk- myc- + (h)ḗl(os) wart, nail + New Latin -ium -ium

Examples for mycelium

They are attached to the filaments of the mycelium, as in Uredo segetum.

There is reason to think that, in some cases at any rate, the mycelium is that of the Truffle.

It is gregarious, often many stems growing from one mass of mycelium.

The ills to which the mycelium is subject are not at all fully understood.

The mycelium is the most important part of the fungous growth.

The mycelium is usually buried in the matrix, so as not to be conspicuous.

A, Small portion of mycelium with conidiophore (c), and archicarp (as).

Portion of the mycelium of dry rot or tear fungus, Merulius lachrymans.

The mycelium exposed here is very similar to the mycelium of all mushrooms.

This may explain why the mycelium is killed at a lower temperature than the spores.

Word Value for mycelium
Scrable

17

Words with friends

21

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