Hymenium

[hahy-mee-nee-uh m] /haɪˈmi ni əm/

noun, plural hymenia
[hahy-mee-nee-uh] /haɪˈmi ni ə/ (Show IPA). Mycology.
1.
the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses.
/haɪˈmiːnɪəm/
noun (pl) -nia (-nɪə), -niums
1.
(in basidiomycetous and ascomycetous fungi) a layer of cells some of which produce the spores
hymenium
(hī-mē’nē-əm)
Plural hymenia
The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia.

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Hymenoptera
[hahy-muh-nop-ter-uh n] /ˌhaɪ məˈnɒp tər ən/ noun, plural hymenoptera [hahy-muh-nop-ter-ter-uh] /ˌhaɪ məˈnɒp tər tər ə/ (Show IPA) 1. . order of insects that includes ants, wasps, and bees, 1773, coined in Modern Latin 1748 by Linnæus from Greek hymen (genitive hymenos) “membrane” (see hymen) + pteron “wing” (see pterodactyl). Related: Hymenopterous.