promycelium

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noun

The basidium of a rust fungus, a club-shaped structure bearing sporidia

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Meanings

nounpromycelium (plural promycelia)

plural promycelia

  1. The basidium of a rust fungus, a club-shaped structure bearing sporidia

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
promycele

Origin

From pro- + mycelium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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