Hy"phae (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "yfh` a web.] Bot.

The long, branching filaments of which the mycelium (and the greater part of the plant) of a fungus is formed. They are also found enveloping the gonidia of lichens, making up a large part of their structure.

 

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