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zygomycete

zygomycete noun: an organism of the phylum Zygomycota.

Noun

zygomycete (plural zygomycetes)

  1. An organism of the phylum Zygomycota.
    • 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

Forms of zygomycete

pluralzygomycetes

Words formed from zygomycete

Questions about zygomycete

What does zygomycete mean?
Zygomycete means an organism of the phylum Zygomycota.
What part of speech is zygomycete?
Zygomycete is a noun.
What is the plural of zygomycete?
The plural of zygomycete is zygomycetes.

Words near zygomycete in the dictionary

  1. zygomorphically
  2. zygomorphism
  3. zygomorphous
  4. zygomorphs
  5. zygomorphy
  6. zygomycete
  7. zygomycetes
  8. zygomycetous
  9. zygomycoses
  10. zygomycosis
  11. zygomycotan

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