hyphidium

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noun

A sterile hyphal structure in the fertile layer of a fungus.

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Meanings

nounhyphidium (plural hyphidia)

plural hyphidia

  1. biologyA sterile hyphal structure in the fertile layer of a fungus.

Origin

From hypha + -idium.

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APA

hyphidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyphidium

MLA

“hyphidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyphidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyphidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyphidium.

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