"hypha" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhaɪfə/ Forms: hyphae [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin hypha, from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|hypha}} New Latin hypha, {{der|en|grc|ὑφή||web}} Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”) Head templates: {{en-noun|hyphae}} hypha (plural hyphae)
  1. (mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus. Wikipedia link: hypha Categories (topical): Mycology Derived forms: hyphal, hyphoid, pseudohypha Translations (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus): hifa (Basque), hifa [feminine] (Catalan), schimmeldraad [masculine] (Dutch), zwamdraad [masculine] (Dutch), hyfe [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), hifo (Esperanto), sienirihma (Finnish), hyphe [feminine] (French), hifa [feminine] (Galician), Hyphe [feminine] (German), hifa [singular] (Hungarian), gombafonal (Hungarian), gombafonalak [plural] (Hungarian), ifa [feminine] (Italian), torohihi (Maori), hyfe [masculine] (Norwegian), ifa [feminine] (Occitan), نَخینه (Persian), strzępka [feminine] (Polish), hifa [feminine] (Portuguese), hifă [feminine] (Romanian), hifa [feminine] (Spanish), hyf [common-gender] (Swedish), hiblay (Tagalog), гіф (hif) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hypha-en-noun-aQ8HkdjU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences

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