n.
Pronunciation: - ' m ī - ˌ s ē t, -m ī - ' s ē t
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek aktin-, aktis + myk ē t-, myk ē s
Date: 1911
: any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria (as the actinomyces and streptomyces)