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mycophile

mycophile noun: a person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.

Noun

mycophile (plural mycophiles)

  1. A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
    • Mycophobe or closet mycophile? It isn't always easy to tell the difference.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 233

Synonyms of mycophile

Forms of mycophile

pluralmycophiles

Origin of mycophile

From myco- + -phile.

Questions about mycophile

What does mycophile mean?
Mycophile means a person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
What part of speech is mycophile?
Mycophile is a noun.
What is the plural of mycophile?
The plural of mycophile is mycophiles.

Words near mycophile in the dictionary

  1. mycophenolate
  2. mycophenolate mofetil
  3. mycophenolic
  4. mycophenolic acid
  5. mycophenolic acids
  6. mycophile
  7. mycophiles
  8. mycophilia
  9. mycophilic
  10. mycophilous
  11. mycophobe

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