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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A hypha occurring in certain fungi after sexual reproduction in which each compartment contains two nuclei, one from each parent.

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  • noun biology A hypha that has two nuclei

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[di– + Greek karuon, nut, kernel; see karyo–.]

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