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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