hymenophore
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hymenophore
from hymenium + -phore
Example Sentences
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The hymenophore is even, tubes not easily separable from it, large and equal.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
In the plants of this genus the hymenophore or fleshy substance of the cap is continuous with the stem.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
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 Hard, Miron Elisha
The distinctive features of this genus are the involute margin and the soft, tough, and decurrent gills which are easily separable from the hymenophore.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
The hymenophore is the part which supports the hymenium.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
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