Associations to the word «Hymenium»

Wiktionary

HYMENIUM, noun. (mycology) The sporebearing surface of a fungus.

Dictionary definition

HYMENIUM, noun. Spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia.

Wise words

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