Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, pertaining to the hymen.
- In botany, belonging to the hymenium.
- Same as
hymeneal .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective mycology Of or pertaining to the
hymenium of a fungus.
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Examples
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We are obliged to refer to the hymenial layer in this place, though the beginner will scarcely understand the meaning of the term.
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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Nor, in her benevolent desire to speed the car of Miss Jemima to its hymenial goal, was Mrs. Dale so cruel towards her male friend, Dr. Riccabocca, as she seemed to her husband.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Various
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It used to be a common practice in the country, in sending marriages to the press, to tack on a bit of poetry in the shape of some sweet hymenial sentimentality.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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-- Captain A. Carlton, late of the Light Dragoons, has just succeeded to the title and estates of his great grandfather, the late Earl of Castlemere, which title had lain dormant for several years, in consequence of the only son of the late nobleman never having assumed the title, and died in obscurity abroad, and we, learn that the new Earl is about to lead to the hymenial altar the beautiful Miss
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When she came, Frank kept under the bedclothes until I had stripped her, and getting into bed with her performed the hymenial rites in due order.
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It has a peculiarity in the fact that the hymenial cells, or the layer of mother cells, contained in the gills, change into a waxy mass, at length removable from the trama.
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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They originate either like the basidia, from the sub-hymenial cells (Fig. 250), or from special hyphæ deeper down in the trama of the gill (Fig. 249).
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
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This is called the _sub-hymenial_ layer or _sub-hymenium_ (Fig. 250).
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
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Right glad would I be to visit you & your dear family & pass many pleasant moments in your domestic circle recounting olden times & descanting somewhat perhaps upon your future professional & my future hymenial prospects.
Augusta County: B. Estill to John McCue, February 13, 1860 B. Estill 1860
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Binny I 'ope, Sir Edward, there's no objections to my leading Miss Sharpe to the hymenial halter.
Our American Cousin Tom Taylor 1848
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