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Definition: HYMENOPHORE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. That part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Hymenophore" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Hymenophore \Hy*men"o*phore\, noun. [Greek expression membrane to bear.]. (references)


Extended Definition: HYMENOPHORE

Hymenophore

A hymenophore refers to the hymenium-bearing structure of a fungal fruiting body. Hymenophores can be smooth surfaces, lamellae, folds, tubes, or teeth.

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