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From Phycomycetes (class name) + -ous.
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. Relating to the former class Phycomycetes of lower fungi; belonging to or characteristic of a phycomycete.
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phycomycetous
Today it means: Relating to the former class Phycomycetes of lower fungi; belonging to or characteristic of a phycomycete. Full definition →
First used 19th c.