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Definition of: hymenophore
(hī′mən·ə·fôr′, -fōr′) noun Bot.
The stem and pileus of a hymenomycetous fungus; more specifically, that part of the sporophore which bears the hymenium. Also hy·men·i·o·phore (hī·men′ē·ə·fôr′, -fōr′), hy′·men·o ·pho′rum (-fôr′əm, -fō′rəm).
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