hymenium
noun
the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses.
hymenial
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a word derived from
hymenium.
Example Sentences
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Not selfish at heart—unwilling to enjoy so much alone, as in duty bound he led to the hymenial altar Lucy—daughter of Philip Grimes of Brandon and settled happily and quietly at his native place.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
Nor, in her benevolent desire to speed the car of Miss Jemima to its hymenial goal, was Mrs. Dale so cruel towards her male friend, Dr. Riccabocca, as she seemed to her husband.
From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various
For four-and-twenty changeful years They’ve worn the bright hymenial bands, And shared each other’s hopes and fears, And each held up the other’s hands.
From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various
It has a peculiarity in the fact that the hymenial cells, or the layer of mother cells, contained in the gills, change into a waxy mass, at length removable from the trama.
From Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners by Ellen M. Dallas
It used to be a common practice in the country, in sending marriages to the press, to tack on a bit of poetry in the shape of some sweet hymenial sentimentality.
From Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
