Meanings
nounhymenophore (plural hymenophores)
plural hymenophores
- biologyThe part of a fungus fruiting body lined with the hymenium.
The Agaricales have basidiocarps which are fleshy to subfleshy or rarely, almost leathery (but if the latter then the hymenophore is not poroid).
1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic Review with Keys: Basidomycetes and Lower Fungi), New York, N.Y.; London: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 422
Origin
- Ancient Greekὑμήν (humḗn)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Englishhymenophore
From Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “membrane”) + English -o- + -phore.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French hyménophore
- hyménophorepart of a fungus
Italian imenoforo
- imenoforopart of a fungus
Norwegian Bokmål hymenofor
- hymenoforpart of a fungus
Polish hymenofor
- hymenoforpart of a fungus
Slovak hymenofor
- hymenoforpart of a fungus
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