Hypha Definition

hīfə
hyphae
noun
Any of the threadlike parts making up the mycelium of a fungus.
Webster's New World
Any of the threadlike filaments produced by certain bacteria.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Hypha

Noun

Singular:
hypha
Plural:
hyphae

Origin of Hypha

  • New Latin from Greek huphē web webh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑφή (hyphae, “web”)

    From Wiktionary

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