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blastomycete

[blas-tuh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet]

noun

  1. any yeastlike fungus of the genus Blastomyces, all members of which are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

blastomycete

  1. Any of various yeastlike deuteromycetes of the class Blastomycetes that are pathogenic in humans and animals.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blastomycete1

1895–1900; back formation from New Latin Blastomycetes, plural of Blastomyces genus name; blasto-, -mycetes

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