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—phycomycetous, adj./fuy'koh muy"seet, -muy seet"/, n.any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew.[1930-35; < NL Phycomycetes name of a class; see PHYCO-, -MYCETE]
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phycomycète — ● phycomycète nom masculin Synonyme de siphomycète. ● phycomycète (synonymes) nom masculin Synonymes : siphomycète … Encyclopédie Universelle
phycomycete — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek phykos + mykēt , mykēs fungus more at myc Date: circa 1900 any of a large class (Phycomycetes) of lower fungi that are in many respects similar to algae and are now often assigned to subdivisions (as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
phycomycete — phy·co·my·cete .fī kō mī .sēt, .mī sēt n any fungus of two subdivisions of lower fungi (Mastigomycotina and Zygomycotina of the division Eumycota) that have a body ranging from an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well developed and much… … Medical dictionary
phycomycete — n. any of various fungi that are similar to algae (i.e. mold and mildew) … English contemporary dictionary
phycomycete — phy·co·my·cete … English syllables
phycomycete — phy•co•my•cete [[t]ˌfaɪ koʊˈmaɪ sit, maɪˈsit[/t]] n. fng any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew • Etymology: 1930–35; < NL Phycomycetes name of a class; see phyco , mycete phy co•my•ce′tous, adj … From formal English to slang
phycomycete — n. any of various fungi which typically form non septate mycelium. Etymology: Gk phukos seaweed + pl. of Gk mukes mushroom … Useful english dictionary
phycomycetous — adjective see phycomycete … New Collegiate Dictionary
Glossary of phytopathology — This is a glossary of some of the terms used in phytopathology.Phytopathology is the study of plant diseases. It is a multi disciplinary since prerequisites for disease development are the presence of a susceptible host species, a pathogen and… … Wikipedia
phycomycetous — See phycomycete. * * * … Universalium
