ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmīsəˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Streptomycet-, Streptomyces, type genus + -aceae
: a family of higher bacteria (order Actinomycetales) that form vegetative mycelia which rarely break up into bacillary forms, have conidia borne on sporophores, and are typically aerobic soil saprophytes but include a few parasites of plants or animals — see streptomyces