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Definition
2024
hypha
hypha
English
Noun
hypha
(
plural
hyphae
)
(
mycology
)
Any of the long, threadlike
filaments
that form the
mycelium
of a
fungus
.
Translations
filament that forms the mycelium of a fungus
Basque:
hifa
Catalan:
hifa
f
Dutch:
schimmeldraad
m
,
zwamdraad
m
,
hyfe
(nl)
m
,
f
Esperanto:
hifo
Finnish:
sienirihma
French:
hyphe
(fr)
f
Galician:
hifa
f
German:
Hyphe
f
Italian:
ifa
f
Norwegian
:
hyfe
m
Portuguese:
hifa
(pt)
f
Spanish:
hifa
f
Swedish:
hyf
c
Tagalog:
hiblay
Etymology
From
New Latin
, from
Ancient Greek
ὑφή
(
huphḗ
,
“
web
”
)
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