mycelium
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mycelia
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mycelia
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Origin of mycelium
1830–40; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek myk- myc- + ( h ) ḗl ( os ) wart, nail + New Latin -ium -ium
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Reserved moss and mycelium grow from a room with a crystal floor where I heard members vigorously doing breathwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
Feeding on the waste, the mycelium grows into the desired shape.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
These are placed into moulds, where mycelium, the root-like structure of fungi, takes over.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
They included a structure grown from mycelium, the root network of fungus.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
Most of it is underground, consisting of a network of microscopic cells called mycelium.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
“It’s a decompression room where people can dip out of the main anchor to have a quiet meditative moment and recaliberate. It’s going to be all-natural treatments with a mycelia ceiling.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
Although fungi often bring to mind mushroom caps, fungi also have underground "roots" called mycelia.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
For a mushroom to grow, a fungal spore has to set up shop on a surface and produce mycelia.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Thin strands of their mycelia creep along surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
The spores sprout and proliferate rapidly, the gray mycelia covering the garden, and at the end of each thread is a little knobbed body filled with liquid.
From Edge of the Jungle by William Beebe
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