noun
- A bundle or strand of hyphae in fungi that resembles a small rope or cord; a type of fungal structure.
Usage: mycology; plural: coremias or coremia
Examples
- The fungus formed coremia that extended across the substrate.
- Under the microscope, the coremia appeared as dark, thread-like structures.
- Mycologists identified the species by examining the distinctive coremia.
- The coremia helped the fungus spread more efficiently through the soil.