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Mycelium vs Spore - What's the difference?

mycelium | spore |

As nouns the difference between mycelium and spore

is that mycelium is the vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground while spore is a reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.

As a verb spore is

to produce spores.

mycelium

English

Noun

(mycelia)
  • The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.

    • spore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia spore)
  • A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
  • A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

    • Related terms

    * aplanospore * ascospore * basidiospore * heterosporous * homosporous * meiospore * sporangium * sporogenesis * sporophyte * zoospore * zygospore

    See also

    * bulb * gemma * pollen * propagule * seed

    Verb

    (spor)
  • To produce spores.

    • Anagrams

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