Mycelia Sterilia

plural noun

My·​ce·​lia Ste·​ril·​ia

mī¦sēlēəstəˈrilēə

: a group that is usually considered more or less equivalent to an order and that comprises genera of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage and producing sclerotia, rhizomorphs, or simply mycelial masses see ozonium , rhizoctonia, sclerotium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, sterile mycelia

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