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phycomycete

[ fahy-koh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]

noun

  1. any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew.


phycomycete

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noun

  1. any of a primitive group of fungi, formerly included in the class Phycomycetes but now classified in different phyla: includes certain mildews and moulds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±è³ó²â³¦´Ç³¾²âˈ³¦±ð³Ù´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of phycomycete1

1930–35; < New Latin Phycomycetes name of a class; phyco-, -mycete
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Example Sentences

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What Cooke names Physomycetes, Saccardo calls Phycomycete�, introducing it in his work between Gasteromycete� and Myxomycete�, which some mycologists consider somewhat out of place.

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Other terms appropriate to their development are employed to designate the spores of Uredine�, Phycomycete�, etc.

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