How to Use mycelium in a Sentence

mycelium

noun

• This thing will crush rocks all day long and could not crush mycelium.
  — Nick Hilden, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2021
• The lampshades above the bar are made from mycelium, the threadlike part of a fungi.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2020
• Consuming a large piece of wood can be the work of years for a mass of fungal fibers, called a mycelium.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 18 Oct. 2020
• The fungus causes a mycelium, the thread- and root-like portion of a mushroom, to grow over the soy, forming a firm cake.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
• Fungi are made of mycelium, a network of fine white filaments akin to the roots of a plant.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2020
• The clumps were mycelium, the root-like threads of fungi that grow underground and give rise to mushrooms.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
• But who knew that much of the mystery behind mushrooms stems from the magic of mycelium?
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
• Its evolved form, Trevenant, controls trees through its mycelium-like roots.
  — Jhaan Elker, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
• The mycelium is then compressed into bricks, which can be used to build houses.
  — Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 12 July 2022
• Together, the mycelium and hemp fibers grow inside a mold.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
• The bar stools are made from mycelium, purpose-grown in molds then baked until solid.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2020
• That’s made from some 500 sheets of Reishi, a leather alternative sourced from mycelium, aka the root of mushrooms.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
• The Living Cocoon is slow to make, because it must be grown from living mycelium and then dried.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Sep. 2020
• Keep in mind that a mushroom is merely the fruiting body of a fungus that most of the time lives as fine white filaments of mycelium.
  — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 31 Dec. 2020
• The fungus delivers nutrients, supplied by the vast mycelium of the old trees, to the seedling through this Hartig net.
  — Suzanne Simard, Wired, 7 May 2021
• Then, the mycelium creates a matrix that resembles the structure of meat.
  — Lana Bandoim, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• Here, the cloud of mycelium will bloom into the iconic shapes that most people recognize.
  — Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer, 26 June 2021
• The groups are currently creating two boards: one made of jute and one made of mycelium mushrooms.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
• The logs are cut fresh, aged a few weeks, and then implanted with wooden dowels that have been covered in mycelium.
  — Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2022
• These hyphae threads are connected through a web called a mycelium.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2018
• In fact, they were made of compressed wood chips bound with a mixture of limestone and cement or with a fungus called mycelium.
  — Saima May Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
• Their true heft is hidden below the surface, where a massive network of root-like stalks of mycelium branch out for miles.
  — Jessica Boddy, Popular Science, 22 Apr. 2020
• Sometimes the fungus produces a mat of mycelium in thick layers of compost.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2020
• Stirring in more wood chips will keep the mycelium growing for future harvests.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Powdery mildew is more unusual in that the mycelium primarily grows on the outside of the leaf.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2023
• The fabric is derived from mycelium—the threadlike roots that connect vast fungal blooms.
  — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2020
• There’s even a hunk of mycelium (the fibers that make up nature’s fungal network) created to look, feel and taste like a chicken breast.
  — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2021
• The hyphae combine to create mycelium, which then sprout the fruiting mushrooms.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2020
• The approach has gotten some validation, with Beyond Meat planning to offer a steak alternative made from mycelium as part of its turnaround effort.
  — Richard Collings, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
• Companies have also used mycelium as a bonding agent to hold together wood particles for paneling, as well as for a durable, flame-retardant, and lightweight packaging.
  — Guy Hudson, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024