mycology
the branch of biology dealing with fungi.
the fungi found in an area.
Origin of mycology
1Other words from mycology
- my·co·log·i·cal [mahy-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, my·co·log·ic, adjective
- my·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- my·col·o·gist, noun
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How to use mycology in a sentence
Salt Point is also the setting of a cautionary tale about foraging that has spread like a fungus among the mycological community.
The Foraging Wars: Extreme Eating Hits California | Debra A. Klein | January 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1879 he unconditionally presented his mycological herbarium to Kew.
The success with which this was accomplished placed him at once in the first rank of mycological investigators.
On my invitation Prof. Hoffer accompanied me nine days in the field doing mycological work.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon DeamMany ministers of the gospel have become famous in the mycological world.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard
One of my mycological friends advised me to omit it from the genus altogether.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard
British Dictionary definitions for mycology
/ (maɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /
the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi
the fungi of a particular region
Derived forms of mycology
- mycological (ˌmaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or mycologic, adjective
- mycologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for mycology
[ mī-kŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of fungi.
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