Etymology

-mycete

Today it means: Used to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth form, or ecological preferences. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μύκης
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμύκης“mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects”
  2. English today-mycete

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμύκης all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.