hypha
noun
(in a fungus) one of the threadlike elements of the mycelium.
hyphae
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pluralof hypha.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To explore this idea, they examined the growth rate of hyphae with different shapes to create a fitness landscape for hyphae.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
They first employed physics-based models of inflationary tip growth to determine all possible shapes of hyphae.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
Following the spore-covered body down into the soil, they found a mummified spider swaddled in fungal filaments called hyphae.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2023
The fungus penetrates the tissue of the worm by extending specialized hyphae called haustoria.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The chief distinctive characters of the sporogenous hyphae are their orientation, usually vertical; their limited apical growth; their peculiar branching, form, colour, contents, consistency; and their spore-production.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
