Word of the Day – Mycelium

Mycelium (noun)

my-see-lee-um

the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.

1830–40; New Latin, equivalent to Greek myk-myc- + (h)ḗl(os) wart, nail + New Latin -ium-ium

Example sentences

“The mycelium spread under the tree bark, extending the network further.”