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mycelial

American  
[mahy-see-lee-uhl] / maɪˈsi li əl /

adjective

  1. Mycology. relating to, being, or having a mycelium.


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The root-like fruiting bodies of mushrooms, also known as mycelial fibers, have shown promising results as the new age, eco-friendly material for a wide range of consumer and industrial applications.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

She expounds on the amazing fact of mycelial networks, the great web they build in the soil.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023

What's more, the mushrooms seemed to transfer this energy underground through mycelial networks to its neighbors, which could be analogous to a sort of communication.

From Salon • May 9, 2023

Known for his nature documentaries, the director and cinematographer trained his camera on the unseen “mysteries” of the mycelial kingdom, and on the face of the American fungal furor: mycologist, entrepreneur and speaker Paul Stamets.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

No. 6 is a section of a Potato tuber: A, the cell-walls; B, the starch grains; C, the mycelial hyphæ.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons