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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.
[1820–30; < New Latin; see hymen, -ium2]
hy•me′ni•al, adj.
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Noun1.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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