hymenium

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hymenium
    n 1: spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing
         asci or basidia

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hymenium \Hy*me"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hymenia}, E. {Hymeniums}.
   [NL., fr. Gr. ? a membrane.] (Bot.)
   The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the
   gills of a mushroom.
   [1913 Webster]