blastomycete

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noun

A fungus of the genus Blastomyces.

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saccharomycete
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Meanings

nounblastomycete (plural blastomycetes)

plural blastomycetes

  1. biologyA fungus of the genus Blastomyces.
  2. obsoletebiologyA yeast fungus.

    Thus granulomata may be due to an infection by schizomycetes or fission-fungi, by hyphomycetes or mould-fungi, and by blastomycetes or yeast-fungi.

    1898, Alexander GR Foulerton, “On the Pathology of some Specific Grainulomata in Horses and Cattle”, in Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics, volume 11, pages 103–114

    Synonyms: saccharomycete

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA yeast fungus.

Similar
saccharomycete

Origin

From blasto- + -mycete.

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APA

blastomycete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastomycete

MLA

“blastomycete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastomycete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blastomycete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastomycete.

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