phycomycetous

phy·co·my·cete

[fahy-koh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet]
noun
any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew.

Origin:
1930–35; < Neo-Latin Phycomycetes name of a class; see phyco-, -mycete

phy·co·my·ce·tous, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To phycomycetous
Collins
World English Dictionary
phycomycete (ˌfaɪkəʊˈmaɪsiːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any of a primitive group of fungi, formerly included in the class Phycomycetes but now classified in different phyla: includes certain mildews and moulds
 
phycomy'cetous
 
adj

00:10
Phycomycetous is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
phycomycete (ˌfaɪkəʊˈmaɪsiːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any of a primitive group of fungi, formerly included in the class Phycomycetes but now classified in different phyla: includes certain mildews and moulds
 
phycomy'cetous
 
adj

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

phycomycete phy·co·my·cete (fī'kō-mī'sēt', -mī-sēt')
n.
Any of various fungi that resemble algae and that includes certain molds and mildews.


phy'co·my·ce'tous adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT