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Science dealing with fungi
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mycology
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Word definitions for mycology in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mycology \My*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. my`khs fungus + -logy.] That branch of botanical science which relates to the mushrooms and other fungi.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1822, from myco- + -logy . Related: Mycological ; mycologist .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi , including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans as a source for tinder , medicine , food , and entheogens , as well as their dangers, such as ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Text books of mycology typically end the chapter on Laboulbeniales with a statement on their economic and commercial insignificance.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the study of fungi, in the wide sense.
Usage examples of mycology.
Any protozoology or bacteriology or mycology textbook is filled with wonders that far outshine the most exotic descriptions of the alien abductionists.
Phyllis was the Principal of a Teacher Training College and Annie was the only female Professor of Applied Mycology, not only in the University of London, but in the whole of Britain.
Hillman, and you went there the next morning, right after your mycology class, which had some good students in it.
You surprised yourself during your first mycology lecture, speaking in English of the concepts you knew by heart in Russian as well as Georgian, although your mind kept wandering: You were thinking constantly of your obituary.
You found yourself prematurely introducing into your mycology lecture your reflections upon the mortality of mushrooms.
Tbilisi University and received the equivalent of a doctorate in mycology at the University of Leningrad.
He rose and pulled down An Illustrated Textbook of Mycology from the bookshelf.
Any protozoology or bacteriology or mycology textbook is filled with wonders that far outshine the most exotic descriptions of the alien abductionists.