Meaning Of The Word Hymenium

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What's The Definition Of Hymenium?

hymenium in American English
a superficial layer of spore-producing cells in fungi
noun: the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses

hymenium in British English
noun: (in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores

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