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.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)