Hymenium (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural hy·me·ni·a [hahy-mee-nee-uh]. /haɪˈmi ni ə/. Mycology.
  1. the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses.
noun plural -nia (-nɪə) or -niums
  1. (in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores
Plural hymenia
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