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Meaning of hypha | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈhaɪfə/

Definitions

Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.

Equivalents

Deutsch Hyphe
Español hifa
Suomi sienirihma
Français hyphe
Bahasa Indonesia hifa
Italiano ifa
Polski strzępka
Português hifa
Svenska hyf

Examples

“She lays out how fungal hyphae—countless miles of filaments folded up in every spoon of soil—coax open tree roots and tap into them.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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