hypha
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hypha
- /ˈhaɪfə/
Sounds like Haifa, heifer · Rhymes with -aɪfə
Where it comes from
From New Latin hypha, from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).
noun hyphae
- Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus. She lays out how fungal hyphae—countless miles of filaments folded up in every spoon of soil—coax open tree roots and tap into them.
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Talk about this word "hypha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hypha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hypha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hypha "hypha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hypha.Cite this
@misc{hypha_2026,
title = {hypha},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypha},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
