mycelium
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mycelium
- /maɪˈsi.li.əm/
Rhymes with -iːliəm
Where it comes from
From New Latin mycelium; synchronically, myc- + -el- + -ium, where the infix -el- is of unknown origin, perhaps introduced from a rebracketing of epithelium.
noun mycelia
- The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.
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Talk about this word "mycelium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mycelium. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. mycelium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mycelium "mycelium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mycelium.Cite this
@misc{mycelium_2026,
title = {mycelium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mycelium},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
