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HYMENIUM
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Irregular inflected forms: hynia , hyniums
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hymenium" is a kind of...):
reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Holonyms ("hymenium" is a part of...):
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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