dikaryophyte

noun

di·​kary·​ophyte

variants or less commonly dicaryophyte

dīˈkarēəˌfīt

plural -s

: the dikaryotic mycelium as a whole in fungi (as the rusts)

—used especially to distinguish such a mycelium from that having a single diploid nucleus in each cell

dicaryophytic

(ˌ)dī¦karēə¦fitik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

di- + kary- + -phyte

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