Polyglot Dictionary

micélio

/miˈsɛlju/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Technology Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
micélios

Meaning

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

    • O micélio se espalha sob a terra.

      The mycelium spreads underground.

N 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 micélio mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ se espalha sob a terra.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches micélio?

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