strand vs hypha

strand and hypha both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strand	Yes	No	Yes	No
hypha	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hypha is a hyponym of strand; that is, hypha is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strand:

Other hyponyms of strand include barb, cobweb, gossamer, chromatid, myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle, rhizoid, paraphysis.

strand (noun)	hypha (noun)
a necklace made by stringing objects together	any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

strand (verb)	hypha (verb)
bring to the ground
drive (a vessel) ashore
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue