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promycelium
[ proh-mahy-see-lee-uhm ]
noun
Mycology.
plural promycelia
- a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
promycelium
/ ˌəʊɪˈːɪə /
noun
- botany a short tubular outgrowth from certain germinating fungal spores that produces spores itself and then dies
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Derived Forms
- ˌdzˈ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- m·l· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of promycelium1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of promycelium1
C19: New Latin from pro- 1+ mycelium
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Example Sentences
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Formerly, before the relationship of promycelium and basidium were understood, the Uredineae were considered as quite independent of the Basidiomycetes.
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The first named contains a small number of forms with the basidium divided like the promycelium of the Uredineae.
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