mycelium

See also: mycélium

English

Etymology

Scientific Latin, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”) +‎ -ium (with inserted -l- perhaps after e.g. epithelium).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maɪ.ˈsi.li.əm/

Noun

mycelium (plural mycelia)

  1. The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.

Derived terms

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

mycelium n (definite singular myceliet, indefinite plural mycelier, definite plural mycelia or myceliene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by mycel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mycelium n (definite singular myceliet, indefinite plural mycelium, definite plural mycelia)

  1. (pre-2005) alternative form of mycel
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