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hy·me·ni·um
(hī-mē′nē-əm)n. pl. hy·me·ni·a (-nē-ə) or hy·me·ni·ums
The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia.
[New Latin, from Greek humenion, diminutive of humēn, membrane; see hymen.]
hy·me′ni·al (-əl) adj.
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hymenium
(haɪˈmiːnɪəm)n, pl -nia (-nɪə) or -niums
(Botany) (in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores
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hy•me•ni•um
(haɪˈmi ni əm)n., pl. -ni•a (-ni ə)
the spore-producing layer of the fruiting body of a fungus, as in the gills of a mushroom.
hy•me′ni•al, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | hymenium - spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia |
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