hymenophore

noun

hy·​meno·​phore

hīmenəˌfō(ə) r,

ˈhīmənōˌ-

variants or less commonly hymenophorum

ˌhīməˈnäfərəm

plural hymenophores

-ˌfō(ə)rz

also hymenophora

-äf(ə)rə

1

: the hymenium-bearing portion of the sporophore in fungi

2

: sporophore

Word History

Etymology

New Latin hymenophorum, from hymeno- (irregular from hymenium) + -phorum

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