hymenophore
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hymenophore
from hymenium + -phore
Example Sentences
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Tubes somewhat tenacious, not easily separable from the hymenophore and from each other, adnate or subdecurrent, yellowish.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
The hymenophore is not separate from the trama of the gills.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
The hymenophore descends into the trama without any change, pores firm, when fully grown sinuous and labyrinthiform, lacerated, and toothed.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
The stem is white underneath the slimy veil covering, tough, fibrous, continuous, and not separable from the hymenophore, tapering below.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
The fleshy substance, or hymenophore, is often veined in light and dark red streaks.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
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