Phycomycetous

Phycomycetous
Phycomycetes Phy`co*my*ce"tes, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ? seaweed + mycetes.] (Bot.) A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi, the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body ranges from an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well-developed and much-branched mycelium. Reproduction is mainly sexual, by the formation of conidia or sporangia; but the group shows every form of transition from this method through simple conjugation to perfect sexual reproduction by egg and sperm in the higher forms. -- {Phy`co*my*ce"tous}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • phycomycetous — adjective see phycomycete …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phycomycetous — See phycomycete. * * * …   Universalium

  • phycomycetous — phy·co·my·ce·tous (fiґko mi seґtəs) of or pertaining to fungi of the group Phycomycetes …   Medical dictionary

  • phycomycetous — adj. of a fungus from the class Phycomycetes …   English contemporary dictionary

  • phycomycetous — phy·co·my·ce·tous …   English syllables

  • phycomycetous — /ˌfaɪkoʊmaɪˈsitəs/ (say .fuykohmuy seetuhs) adjective belonging or relating to the Phycomycetes, the simplest of the three primary subdivisions of the fungi, whose members more closely resemble algae than do the higher fungi. {New Latin… …  

  • phycomycetous — adjective see phycomycetes …   Useful english dictionary

  • phycomycete — 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] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

  • mucor — /myooh keuhr/, n. any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter. [1650 60; < NL, L: moldiness, equiv. to muc(ere) to be moldy or musty + or OR1] * * * …   Universalium

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