-mycete
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects”).
Suffix
[edit]-mycete
- (biology, mycology) Used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form, or ecological preferences.
Derived terms
[edit]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