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oomycetes

oomycetes is the plural of oomycete.

Meaning of oomycete

Noun

oomycete (plural oomycetes)

  1. Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds.
    • Chromistas are oomycetes whereas fungi includes chytridiomycetes, zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and mitosporic fungi.2001, Michael J Carlile, The Fungi, 2nd edition, publisher summary, page 11

Questions about oomycetes

What is oomycetes the plural of?
Oomycetes is the plural of oomycete.

Words near oomycetes in the dictionary

  1. oomphy
  2. ooms
  3. oomska
  4. oomycete
  5. oomyceteous
  6. oomycetes
  7. oomyceticidal
  8. oomycetous
  9. oomycide
  10. oomycides
  11. oomycote

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