Mycelium

[mai'si:liәm]

(noun.) the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae.

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

Checked by Horatio

n. the white thread-like parts from which a mushroom or a fungus is developed: mushroom spawn:—pl. Mycē′lia.

Edited by Joanne