hypha

English

Etymology

From New Latin hypha, from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪfə/
• Rhymes: -aɪfə
• Homophones: Haifa, heifer

Noun

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hypha

Wikipedia

hypha (plural hyphae)

1. (mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
   • 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 272:

     She lays out how fungal hyphae—countless miles of filaments folded up in every spoon of soil—coax open tree roots and tap into them.

Derived terms

• hyphal
• hyphalike
• hyphoid
• pseudohypha

Translations

filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus

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