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-mycetes (mī sēt′ēz′)

Bot. the scientific name of a (specified) class of fungi or slime molds Discomycetes

Etymology: ModL < Gr mykētes, pl. of mykēs, a mushroom: see myco-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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