noun
- one of the threadlike filaments that make up the body of a fungus
Usage: biology
Examples
- The mushroom’s underground network consists of countless hyphae.
- Each hypha grows by extending at its tip.
- The fungal hyphae spread through the soil in search of nutrients.
- Under the microscope, we could see individual hyphae branching out.
- The white threads visible on moldy bread are fungal hyphae.
- Hyphae can form complex networks called mycelia.