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hypha
CIDE DICTIONARY
hypha, n.
any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus. See hyphae. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hypha, n. (pl. hyphae) a filament in the mycelium of a fungus.
Derivative
hyphal adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk huphe web
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