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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.

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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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