Definition of "mycelia" []

• Plural form of mycelium. (noun)

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• "With support from NSF, McIntyre and Bayer are developing a new, less energy-intensive method to sterilize their agricultural-waste starter material -- a necessary step for enabling the mushroom fibers, called mycelia, to grow."
• "An "expert" told us the mushroom grows from that underground mycelia, which is why I knew it so I could write it in the paragraph above."
• "A lot of it is good, as underground mushroom membranes mycelia learn to absorb and detoxify even ugly wastes and poisons."