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hymenium

noun
hy·​me·​ni·​um | \ hÄ«-ˈmÄ“-nÄ“-É™m How to pronounce hymenium (audio) \
plural hymenia\ hÄ«-​ˈmÄ“-​nÄ“-​É™ How to pronounce hymenia (audio) \ or hymeniums

Definition of hymenium

: a spore-bearing layer in fungi

First Known Use of hymenium

1830, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for hymenium

New Latin, from Greek hymēn

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