Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hymenophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-menophore
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of a fungus fruiting body which produces spore-bearing cells.

Example Sentences

"The Agaricales have basidiocarps which are fleshy to subfleshy or rarely, almost leathery (but if the latter then the hymenophore is not poroid)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros)der. New Latin -phorusbor. English -phore English hymenophore From Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “membrane”) + English -o- + -phore.

Inflected Forms

hymenophores (plural)

Derived Forms

hymenophoral

Questions

What does hymenophore mean?: The part of a fungus fruiting body which produces spore-bearing cells.
Where does hymenophore come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros)der. New Latin -phorusbor. English -phore English hymenophore From Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “membrane”) + English -o- + -phore.

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