hypha

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪfə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′fə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•pha  (hī′fə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -phae (-fē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Fungi(in a fungus) one of the threadlike elements of the mycelium.
  • Greek hyphé̄ web
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1865–70
hy′phal, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hypha / ˈhaɪfə/ ( -phae / -fiː/)
  1. any of the filaments that constitute the body (mycelium) of a fungus
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek huphē webˈhyphal
'hypha' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
conidium - haustorium - hyphopodium - oidium - oleiferous - sporophore

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