myco-
a combining form meaning “mushroom, fungus,” used in the formation of compound words: mycology.
Origin of myco-
1Combining form representing Greek mýkēs mushroom, fungus
- Also especially before a vowel, myc-.
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How to use myco- in a sentence
The present may almost be said to be, in the history of medicine, an era of myco-pathology.
British Dictionary definitions for myco-
myco-
combining form
indicating fungus: mycology
Origin of myco-
1from Greek mukēs fungus
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