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-mycete
a combining form meaning “mushroom, fungus,” taken as the singular of the plural taxonomic combining form -mycetes.
-mycete
combining form
indicating a fungus
ascomycete
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -mycete1
from New Latin -mycetes, from Greek ܰŧٱ, plural of ܰŧ fungus
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does -mycete mean?
The combining form -mycete is used like a suffix meaning “mushroom, fungus.” It is occasionally used in the scientific names for classes of fungi in taxonomy.The form -mycete comes from Greek éٱ, the plural of ŧ, meaning “mushroom.” Other combining forms meaning "fungus" that come from this same Greek root are myco- and myc-. are variants of -mycete?The form -mycete is the singular form of -mycetes, as in Zygomycetes. A similar combining form used like a prefix is myceto-. Want to learn more? Check out our Words That Use entries for both -mycetes and myceto-.
The combining form -mycete is used like a suffix meaning “mushroom, fungus.” It is occasionally used in the scientific names for classes of fungi in taxonomy.The form -mycete comes from Greek éٱ, the plural of ŧ, meaning “mushroom.” Other combining forms meaning "fungus" that come from this same Greek root are myco- and myc-. are variants of -mycete?The form -mycete is the singular form of -mycetes, as in Zygomycetes. A similar combining form used like a prefix is myceto-. Want to learn more? Check out our Words That Use entries for both -mycetes and myceto-.
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