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-mycete
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mycete mycète
English
Etymology
en :der grc:μῠ́κης 1
From en grc μύκης mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects.
Suffix
en suffix
en biology mycology Used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form or ecological preferences.
Derived terms
en
en terms with suffix -mycete allomycete ascomycete basidiomycete coelomycetes chytridiomycetes discomycete deuteromycete gasteromycete heterobasidiomycete homobasidiomycete hyphomycete monoblepharidomycetes myxomycete oomycete phycomycete phytomycete plectomycete pyrenomycete trichomycete urediniomycete ustilaginomycete zygomycete
Related terms
en mycete#Noun en back-formed noun counterpart to the suffix
en myc-#Prefix / en myco-#Prefix
en -myces#Suffix
See also
en -phyte
en -zoan