-mycete

See also: mycete and mycète

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects”).

Suffix

-mycete

1. (biology, mycology) Used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form, or ecological preferences.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -mycete

actinomycete

ascomycete

blastomycete

micromycete

myxomycete

oomycete

saccharomycete

(terms with suffix -mycete):

• allomycete
• ascomycete
• basidiomycete
• chytridiomycetes
• coelomycetes
• deuteromycete
• discomycete
• gasteromycete
• heterobasidiomycete
• homobasidiomycete
• hyphomycete
• monoblepharidomycetes
• myxomycete
• oomycete
• phycomycete
• phytomycete
• plectomycete
• pyrenomycete
• trichomycete
• urediniomycete
• ustilaginomycete
• zygomycete

Related terms

• mycete (back-formed noun counterpart to the prefix)
• myc- / myco-
• -myces

See also

• -phyte
• -zoan