mycelium

«mycelium» in Mova's school dictionary: the mass of thin white threads of a fungus that grows… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (mycelium, mycelia)

meaning for a pupil

Mycelium is the mass of thin white threads of a fungus that grows underground or inside rotting wood; mushrooms grow out of it. tree →

sense in the lessons

Met in science lessons on fungi, decomposers and soil. Mycelium links tree roots and helps plants share food, sometimes called the «wood wide web».

examples

• Mushrooms grow from mycelium under the ground. tree →
• The mycelium spread through the rotting log. tree →
• Mycelium looks like white cotton threads. tree →
• Fungi break down dead leaves with their mycelium. tree →
• Some trees swap food through mycelium in the soil. tree →
• A single mycelium can be huge. tree →

note

Plural: mycelia. Say «my-SEE-lee-um». The mushroom is only a small part of the fungus; most of it is the mycelium.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mycelium» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.