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