菌きん糸し

noun

hypha; fungal filament

Biological term for the thread-like structures that make up the mycelium of a fungus. Used in both singular (hypha) and plural (hyphae) contexts.

• 菌きん糸しが培ばい地ち全ぜん体たいに広ひろがっている。

  The hyphae have spread throughout the culture medium.

• このキノコの菌きん糸しは白しろくて細ほそい。

  The hyphae of this mushroom are white and thin.