promycelium

American  

[proh-mahy-see-lee-uhm] / ˌproʊ maɪˈsi li əm /

noun

Mycology.

plural

promycelia

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

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promycelium British  

/ ˌprəʊmaɪˈsiːlɪəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• promycelial adjective

Etymology

Origin of promycelium

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

Example Sentences

The teleutospore puts forth on germination a four-celled structure, the promycelium or basidium, and this bears later four sporidia or basidiospores, one on each cell.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various