How to pronounce mycelium
American English pronunciation
my-SEE-lee-um
- IPA
- /maɪˈsiliəm/
- Syllables
- my · SEE · lee · um (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What mycelium means
The mass of fine threads a fungus spreads through soil or wood
In a sentence: When we lifted the log, white mycelium spread like cotton across the dirt.
Where it comes from: Scientists built it from a Greek word for mushroom. No one is sure where its middle part came from.
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