-mycete
-mycete suffix: used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form, or ecological preferences.
Suffix
-mycete
- Used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form, or ecological preferences.
Origin of -mycete
From Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects”).
Words formed from -mycete
- allomycete
- ascomycete
- basidiomycete
- chytridiomycetes
- coelomycetes
- deuteromycete
- discomycete
- gasteromycete
- heterobasidiomycete
- homobasidiomycete
- hyphomycete
- monoblepharidomycetes
- myxomycete
- oomycete
- phycomycete
- phytomycete
- plectomycete
- pyrenomycete
- trichomycete
- urediniomycete
- ustilaginomycete
- zygomycete
Questions about -mycete
- What does -mycete mean?
- -mycete means used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form, or ecological preferences.
- What part of speech is -mycete?
- -mycete is a suffix.
Words near -mycete in the dictionary
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