-ˌmīˈsēd.ēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from schiz- + -mycetes
: a class of unicellular or noncellular organisms lacking true chlorophyll, comprising the bacteria, being classed among the fungi, kept separate, or grouped with the blue-green algae in a distinct division — see protophyta , schizophyta ; compare bacteriochlorophyll
• schizo·my·cet·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mī|sed.ik adjective
• schizo·my·ce·tous -sēd.əs adjective