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title: mycelium — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mycelium» in the school dictionary: Mycelium is the mass of thin white threads of a fungus that grows underground or inside rotting wood; mushrooms grow out of it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mycelium

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**Who acts:** Mycelium, fungus, mushrooms, Fungi, trees, single mycelium · **What happens:** be, grow, rot, grow out, spread, look · **To what, where:** mass, Mycelium, rotting log, dead leaves, food

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«mycelium» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mycelium in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mycelium.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Mycelium is the mass of thin white threads of a fungus that grows underground or inside rotting wood; mushrooms grow out of it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mycelium:m1:1
# text = Mycelium is the mass of thin white threads of a fungus that grows underground or inside rotting wood; mushrooms grow out of it.
1	Mycelium	mycelium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fungus	fungus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	underground	underground	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	rotting	rot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mycelium | the mass |  |  |  | of thin white threads of a fungus | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a fungus |  |  |  |  | underground *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **rot** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **grow out** | present | mushrooms | Mycelium |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mushrooms grow from mycelium under the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mycelium:x1:1
# text = Mushrooms grow from mycelium under the ground.
1	Mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mycelium	mycelium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Mushrooms |  |  | mycelium |  | under the ground | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under ground=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The mycelium spread through the rotting log.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mycelium:x2:1
# text = The mycelium spread through the rotting log.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mycelium	mycelium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rotting	rot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past | the mycelium |  |  | the rotting log |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through log=Location |
| 2 | **rot** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Mycelium looks like white cotton threads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mycelium:x3:1
# text = Mycelium looks like white cotton threads.
1	Mycelium	mycelium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Mycelium |  |  |  |  | like white cotton threads | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Fungi break down dead leaves with their mycelium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mycelium:x4:1
# text = Fungi break down dead leaves with their mycelium.
1	Fungi	fungus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	break	break	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mycelium	mycelium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break down** | present | Fungi | dead leaves |  |  |  | with Fungi's mycelium | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient with mycelium=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Some trees swap food through mycelium in the soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mycelium:x5:1
# text = Some trees swap food through mycelium in the soil.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swap	swap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mycelium	mycelium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swap** | present | some trees | food |  | mycelium |  | in the soil | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A single mycelium can be huge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mycelium:x6:1
# text = A single mycelium can be huge.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mycelium	mycelium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | a single mycelium |  |  |  |  | huge *property* | tree rules |

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