c r e a t i v e * i n q u i r y

Mycelium noun
my·​ce·​li·​um | \ mī-ˈsē-lē-əm \
plural mycelia\ mī-​ˈsē-​lē-​ə \
Definition of mycelium
: the mass of interwoven filamentous hyphae that forms especially the vegetative portion of the thallus of a fungus and is often submerged in another body (as of soil or organic matter or the tissues of a host)
also : a similar mass of filaments formed by some bacteria (such as streptomyces)

A fungus that kills the cells of its host before ingesting their contents is called a necrotroph. A fungus that needs to feed on cells that are still alive is called a biotroph. Some plants exploit the biotrophic requirements of most smuts by a resistance response called flecking: as soon as the fungus mycelium touches a cell of the plant, the cell commits suicide, and the fungus is unable to feed on it. In the case of a mycelium from a germinating spore, this means the the mycelium quickly exhausts its food reserves and dies. The tiny circles of dead leaf cells surrounding each germinated spore give the phenomenon its name.

bury

unravel

decompose

unearth

fold