promycelia

Variant of promycelium

promycelium definition

pro·my·celi·um (prō′mī sē′lē əm)

noun pl. promycelia -·lia (-ə)

Bot. a short filament bearing small spores, developed in spore germination of rusts and smuts

Etymology: pro- + mycelium

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