hyphalike

English

Etymology

From hypha +‎ -like.

Adjective

hyphalike (comparative more hyphalike, superlative most hyphalike)

1. (mycology) Resembling a hypha.
   • 1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic Review with Keys: Basidomycetes and Lower Fungi), New York, N.Y., London: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 159:

     The thallus may be one(Plate I, A–C, F) or few-celled, often linklike (Plate I, D, I) and monophagous, or may be segmented and hyphalike (Plate I, E, L) and extend through many host cells.

Related terms

• hyphaelike