phycomycetous
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Phycomycetous — Phycomycetes Phy co*my*ce tes, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ? seaweed + mycetes.] (Bot.) A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi, the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body ranges from an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phycomycetous — adjective see phycomycete … New Collegiate Dictionary
phycomycetous — phy·co·my·ce·tous (fiґko mi seґtəs) of or pertaining to fungi of the group Phycomycetes … Medical dictionary
phycomycetous — adj. of a fungus from the class Phycomycetes … English contemporary dictionary
phycomycetous — phy·co·my·ce·tous … English syllables
phycomycetous — /ˌfaɪkoʊmaɪˈsitəs/ (say .fuykohmuy seetuhs) adjective belonging or relating to the Phycomycetes, the simplest of the three primary subdivisions of the fungi, whose members more closely resemble algae than do the higher fungi. {New Latin… …
phycomycetous — adjective see phycomycetes … Useful english dictionary
phycomycete — phycomycetous, adj. /fuy koh muy seet, muy seet /, n. any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew. [1930 35; < NL Phycomycetes name of a class; see PHYCO , MYCETE] * * * … Universalium
phycomycete — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek phykos + mykēt , mykēs 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mucor — /myooh keuhr/, n. any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter. [1650 60; < NL, L: moldiness, equiv. to muc(ere) to be moldy or musty + or OR1] * * * … Universalium
