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| − | '''arachnoid''' ( | + | '''arachnoid''' ([[Category:Adjective]][[:Category:Adjective|adjective]]) – like a spider's web, like a cobweb; composed of, or covered by [[fibrous]] strands of hyphae that are radiating more or less parallel, or may be irregularly oriented, but loosely interwoven; typically applied only to surface that lack a [[cortex]]; frequently used to describe the structure of a [[prothallus|pro-]] or [[hypothallus]]. |
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arachnoid (adjective) – like a spider's web, like a cobweb; composed of, or covered by fibrous strands of hyphae that are radiating more or less parallel, or may be irregularly oriented, but loosely interwoven; typically applied only to surface that lack a cortex; frequently used to describe the structure of a pro- or hypothallus.
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