n.
Pronunciation: - ' m ī - ˌ s ē z
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural streptomyces
Etymology: New Latin, from strepto- + Greek myk ē s fungus ― more at MYC-
Date: 1944
: any of a genus ( Streptomyces ) of mostly soil streptomycetes including some that form antibiotics as by-products of their metabolism