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Definition of Mycelium

1. Noun. The vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae.

Definition of Mycelium

1. n. The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn.

Definition of Mycelium

1. the vegetative portion of a fungus [n -LIA] : MYCELIAL, MYCELIAN, MYCELOID [adj]

Medical Definition of Mycelium

1. Mass of hyphae that constitutes the vegetative part of a fungus (the conspicuous part in most cases is the fruiting body). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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