hypha en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪfə/
Etymology
From New Latin hypha, from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).
Meanings
-
Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
She lays out how fungal hyphae—countless miles of filaments folded up in every spoon of soil—coax open tree roots and tap into them.
2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 272:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyphae | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hyphidium · pseudohypha · hyphoid · hyphalike · hyphal · hyphopodium
Translations (27)
fr hyphe (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · fa نَخینه (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · uk гіф (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · nl zwamdraad (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · eu hifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · no hyfe (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · tl hiblay (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · es hifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · hu gombafonal (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · eo hifo (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · hu hifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · ro hifă (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · mi torohihi (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · pl strzępka (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · id benang jamur (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · hu gombafonalak (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · ca hifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · gl hifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · id hifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · it ifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · nl hyfe (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · pt hifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · sv hyf (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · nl schimmeldraad (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · fi sienirihma (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · oc ifa (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus) · de Hyphe (filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus)