The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hymenophore
Hymenophore \Hy*men"o*phore\, n. [Gr. ? a membrane + fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.) That part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium.
Wiktionary
hymenophore
n. (context mycology English) The part of a fungus fruiting body which produces spore-bearing cells.
Wikipedia
Hymenophore
A hymenophore refers to the hymenium-bearing structure of a fungal fruiting body. Hymenophores can be smooth surfaces, lamellae, folds, tubes, or teeth.
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