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nounthe vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphaetype of:part of:
Definition that contains mycelium
- mushroom any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
- rye ergot a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium
- fairy circle a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
- genus lycoperdon genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
- sclerotium compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth
- fairy ring a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
- lycoperdon genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
- hypha any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
- tilletiaceae a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster
- family moniliaceae family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies