1 hymenophora | Definition of hymenophora

hymenophore

noun
hy·​meno·​phore | \ hīmenəˌfō(ə) r, ˈhīmənōˌ-\
variants: or less commonly hymenophorum \ ˌhīməˈnäfərəm \
plural hymenophores\ -​ˌfō(ə)rz \ also hymenophora\ -​äf(ə)rə \

Definition of hymenophore

1 : the hymenium-bearing portion of the sporophore in fungi

History and Etymology for hymenophore

New Latin hymenophorum, from hymeno- (irregular from hymenium) + -phorum

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