Explore Hyphae through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hyphae in a sentence
Hyphae meaning
plural of hypha
Using Hyphae
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of hypha
- In the example corpus, hyphae often appears in combinations such as: hyphae are, of hyphae, the hyphae.
Context around Hyphae
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hyphae
- In this selection, "hyphae" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, skeletal, binding, generative, citation, characteristic and bound stand out and add context to how "hyphae" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and binding hyphae and and skeletal hyphae there is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hyphae" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hyphae
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fusiform skeletal hyphae are the second form of skeletal hyphae. (10 words)
As all of these asexual structures are not single hyphae. (10 words)
Hyphae can weave through a permeable surface to penetrate it. (10 words)
Basidiomycota are filamentous fungi composed of hyphae (except for yeasts), and reproduce sexually via the formation of specialized club-shaped end cells called basidia that normally bear external meiospores (usually four). (31 words)
In basidiomycete taxonomy, hyphae that comprise the fruiting body can be identified as generative, skeletal, or binding hyphae. citation *Generative hyphae are relatively undifferentiated and can develop reproductive structures. (29 words)
For example, in some dystrophic forests, large amounts of phosphate are taken up by mycorrhizal hyphae acting directly on leaf litter, bypassing the need for soil uptake. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
In basidiomycete taxonomy, hyphae that comprise the fruiting body can be identified as generative, skeletal, or binding hyphae. citation *Generative hyphae are relatively undifferentiated and can develop reproductive structures.
At one end of ascogenous hyphae, characteristic U-shaped hooks develop, which curve back opposite to the growth direction of the hyphae.
Fungi that form fusiform skeletal hyphae bound by generative hyphae are said to have sarcodimitic hyphal systems.
Fusiform skeletal hyphae are the second form of skeletal hyphae.
In fact dimitic fungi almost always contain generative and skeletal hyphae; there is one exceptional genus, Laetiporus that includes only generative and binding hyphae.
Some fungi have aseptate hyphae, meaning their hyphae are not partitioned by septa.
But they may also send poisons through these hyphae if they sense dangerous competition.
Mushrooms or other structures may be visible above the soil, but beneath lurks a complex network of filaments, or hyphae, known as the mycelium.
Books placed near windows seemed to become sentient with ever-evolving tendrils of hyphae along their spines.
All growth occurs at hyphal tips, with cytoplasm and organelles flowing forwards as the hyphae advance over or through new food sources.
As all of these asexual structures are not single hyphae.
Basidiomycota are filamentous fungi composed of hyphae (except for yeasts), and reproduce sexually via the formation of specialized club-shaped end cells called basidia that normally bear external meiospores (usually four).
Classification based on cell wall and overall form Characteristics of hyphae can be important in fungal classification.
E.g. In the order Moniliales, all of them are single hyphae with the exception of the aggregations, termed as coremia or synnema.
For example, in some dystrophic forests, large amounts of phosphate are taken up by mycorrhizal hyphae acting directly on leaf litter, bypassing the need for soil uptake.
Gametangia are sexual structures formed from hyphae, and are the generative cells.
Hyphae can branch through the bifurcation of a growing tip, or by the emergence of a new tip from an established hypha.
Hyphae can sense reproductive units from some distance, and grow towards them.
Hyphae can weave through a permeable surface to penetrate it.
In most fungi, hyphae are divided into cells by internal cross-walls called "septa" (singular septum ).
Common combinations with hyphae
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: