"-mycete" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|μύκης|t=mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects}} Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -mycete
  1. (biology, mycology) Used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form, or ecological preferences. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology, Mycology Related terms: mycete (english: back-formed noun counterpart to the prefix), myc-, myco-, -myces, -phyte, -zoan
    Sense id: en--mycete-en-suffix-MfXh3ncc Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences Derived forms: allomycete, ascomycete, basidiomycete, coelomycetes, chytridiomycetes, discomycete, deuteromycete, gasteromycete, heterobasidiomycete, homobasidiomycete, hyphomycete, monoblepharidomycetes, myxomycete, oomycete, phycomycete, phytomycete, plectomycete, pyrenomycete, trichomycete, urediniomycete, ustilaginomycete, zygomycete

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