promycelium

[proh-mahy-see-lee-uhm]

noun

Mycology.

plural

promycelia 

1. a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.

promycelium

/ ˌprəʊmaɪˈsiːlɪəm /

noun

1. botany a short tubular outgrowth from certain germinating fungal spores that produces spores itself and then dies

Other Word Forms

• promycelial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of promycelium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; pro- ¹, mycelium

Word History and Origins

Origin of promycelium¹

C19: New Latin from _pro- ¹ + _mycelium

Example Sentences

The first named contains a small number of forms with the basidium divided like the promycelium of the Uredineae.

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Formerly, before the relationship of promycelium and basidium were understood, the Uredineae were considered as quite independent of the Basidiomycetes.

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