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gleba

/glee-buh/US // ˈgli bə //

Gleba

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gle·bae [glee-bee]. /ˈgli bi/. Mycology.

    • : the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.

Examples

  • The pileus is conical in shape, and after the disappearance of the gleba the surface of the pileus is merely granular.

  • The peridium is very large, breaking away in fragments when ripe and exposing the gleba.

  • The microscope shows that the gleba is composed of a great number of spores mixed with simple or branched threads.

  • Allied to Scleroderma and distinguished by the cavities of the gleba containing distinct peridioles.

  • The gleba is composed of semi-persistent cells, plainly seen with a glass or even with the naked eye.

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