mycelium
noun
my·ce·li·um
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plural mycelia\ mī-ˈsē-lē-ə
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Definition of mycelium
: the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative portion of the thallus of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host)
also
: a similar mass of filaments formed by some bacteria (such as streptomyces)
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Other Words from mycelium
mycelial
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of mycelium in a Sentence
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These hyphae threads are connected through a web called a mycelium. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "An Alliance of Plants and Fungus Could Be the Key to Farming in Space," 19 Oct. 2018 Meanwhile, Modern Meadow, Vegea, and MycoWorks are creating leatherlike materials out of yeast, grape extracts, and mushroom mycelium. — Lindsay Talbot, Marie Claire, "Your Everything Guide to a Sustainable Closet," 19 July 2018 Adding fresh spawn annually will ensure that the mycelium stays vigorous. — Sunset, "How to Grow Mushrooms," 22 Jan. 2018 Mention of mushrooms conjure all sorts of images, but for Dutch textile designer Aniela Hoitink mushroom mycelium can be a course for fashion. — Rosemary Feitelberg | Wwd, latimes.com, "Mushroom-made fashion authority Aniela Hoitink talks global change-sparked innovation," 29 May 2018 Eight strangers, connected like a mushroom’s mycelium, could access each other’s emotions and psyches. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "Sense8 Series Finale Recap: Farewell, International Orgies!," 8 June 2018 Fungi into mycelium into hyphae into mycorrhizal networks into positive-feedback loops into this tree still standing despite the terrible damage. — David Gilbert, The New Yorker, "Fungus," 4 June 2017 Stirring in more wood chips will keep the mycelium growing for future harvests. — Sunset, "How to Grow Mushrooms," 22 Jan. 2018 In September, Ninela Ivanova, a British designer, and Sebastian Cox, a British furniture maker, exhibited hanging lamps and stools made of willow wood and mushrooms (or more technically, mycelium, the root network of fungi). — New York Times, "Trends in Design and Home Furnishings," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mycelium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for mycelium
mycelium
noun
my·ce·li·um
| \ mī-ˈsē-lē-əm
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plural mycelia\ -lē-ə
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Medical Definition of mycelium
: the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative body of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host)
also
: a similar mass of filaments formed by some bacteria (as of the genus Streptomyces)