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myco-

UK/mʌɪ.kə(ʊ)/US/maɪ.koʊ/

myco- prefix: relating to fungi.

Prefix

myco-

  1. Relating to fungi.
    • mycology, mycosis
    Synonyms:
    fungi-, -mycete

Synonyms of myco-

Forms of myco-

alternative formmyc-

Origin of myco-

From Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs, “mushroom or other fungus”) + English -o-.

Questions about myco-

What does myco- mean?
Myco- means relating to fungi.
What part of speech is myco-?
Myco- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce myco-?
Myco- is pronounced /mʌɪ.kə(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near myco- in the dictionary

  1. mycin
  2. mycina
  3. mycins
  4. myclobutanil
  5. myclozolin
  6. myco-
  7. myco-heterotroph
  8. myco-heterotrophic
  9. myco-heterotrophs
  10. myco-heterotrophy
  11. mycoacaricide

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