Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hyphae"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hyphae \Hy"ph[ae]\, 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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