Hymenium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hymenium \Hy*me"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hymenia}, E. {Hymeniums}.
     [NL., fr. Gr. ? a membrane.] (Bot.)
     The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the
     gills of a mushroom.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hymenium
       n : spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing
           asci or basidia
       [also: {hyniums} (pl), {hynia} (pl)]