Myzel

/myˈtseːl/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Technology Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: technology. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Myzelien

Meaning

  1. mycelium (the thread-like network of a fungus)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Usage notes

The hidden, root-like web of fungal threads underground -- the mushroom itself is just the visible "fruit" of this much larger network.

Practice

1 What does Myzel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ breitet sich unterirdisch aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Myzel?

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