PHYCOMYCETE


Meaning of PHYCOMYCETE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ f ī -k ō - ' m ī - ˌ s ē t, - ˌ m ī - ' s ē t

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek phykos + myk ē t-, myk ē s fungus ― more at MYC-

Date: circa 1900

: any of a large class (Phycomycetes) of lower fungi that are in many respects similar to algae and are now often assigned to subdivisions (as Mastigomycotina and Zygomycota)

– phy · co · my · ce · tous \ - ˌ m ī - ' s ē -t ə s \ adjective

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