hy·me·ni·um (h -m  n- m)n. pl. hy·me·ni·a (-n -) or hy·me·ni·ums The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia. [New Latin, from Greek humenion, diminutive of hum n, membrane; see hymen.]hy·me ni·al (-l) adj. |
hymenium [haɪˈmiːnɪəm]
n pl -nia [-nɪə], -niums
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores
| hymenium (h-mn-m) Plural hymenia The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia. |
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| Noun | 1. | hymenium - spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia |
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