First Known Use: 1836
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mycelium
noun my·ce·li·um \mī-ˈsē-lē-əm\
plural -lia \-lē-ə\
Definition of MYCELIUM
: the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative portion of the thallus of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host); also : a similar mass of filaments formed by some bacteria (as streptomyces)
— my·ce·li·al \-əl\ adjective
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Origin of MYCELIUM
New Latin, from myc- + Greek hēlos nail, wart, callus
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mycelium
noun my·ce·li·um \mī-ˈsē-lē-əm\
plural -lia \-lē-ə\
Medical Definition of MYCELIUM
: the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative body of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host); also : a similar mass of filaments formed by some bacteria (as of the genus Streptomyces)
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