hyphae


hy·pha

H0361900 (hī′fə)n. pl. hy·phae (-fē) 1. Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.2. Any of the threadlike filaments produced by certain bacteria.
[New Latin, from Greek huphē, web; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]
hy′phal adj.