"mycophile" meaning in English

See mycophile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mycophiles [plural]
Etymology: From myco- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|myco|phile}} myco- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} mycophile (plural mycophiles)
  1. A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi. Synonyms: fungiphile, ;, fungophile Related terms: mycophilia, mycophilic

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