| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌmīsəˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Actinomycet-, Actinomyces, type genus + -aceae
: a family of filamentous bacteria of the order Actinomycetales, often branched, sometimes forming a mycelium that readily breaks up into bacillary elements, and sometimes producing conidia