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phycomater

phycomater noun: a gelatin in which the algae spores have been supposed to vegetate.

Noun

phycomater (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A gelatin in which the algae spores have been supposed to vegetate.
    • The cells, granules, and plasma of which they consist become developed, and propagate themselves in the areolar and vascular net-works within the canals, like the sporules, thallus, and phycomater of fungi: […]1850, Monthly Journal of Medical Science, volume 10, page 105

Origin of phycomater

From phyco- + Latin mater (“mother”).

Questions about phycomater

What does phycomater mean?
Phycomater means a gelatin in which the algae spores have been supposed to vegetate.
What part of speech is phycomater?
Phycomater is a noun.

Words near phycomater in the dictionary

  1. phycological
  2. phycologically
  3. phycologist
  4. phycologists
  5. phycology
  6. phycomater
  7. phycomycetaceous
  8. phycomycete
  9. phycomycetes
  10. phycomycetous
  11. phycomycosis

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