Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caulohymenium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: caulo-hy-me-ni-um
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fruiting layer in some fungi

Example Sentences

"Lateral stipe stratum under the caulohymenium present and well differentiated from the stipe trama, of the “boletoid type”, at the stipe apex a 40–100 (160) μm thick layer consisting of divergent, inclined and running towards the external surface, loosely intermingled and sparingly branched hyphae remaining separate from each other and faintly to distinctly embedded in a gelatinous substance; the stratum reducing during development and finally disappearing at maturity."

Etymology

From caulo- + hymenium.

Questions

What does caulohymenium mean?: A fruiting layer in some fungi
Where does caulohymenium come from?: From caulo- + hymenium.

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