-mycete Definition
 mīsēt, mīsēt 
    suffix
  
 Fungus.
 Basidiomycete.
 American Heritage 
    affix
  
 A member of a (specified) class, subdivision, or division of fungi or slime molds.
 Basidiomycete.
 Webster's New World 
Origin of -mycete
New Latin -mycētēs from Greek mukēs mukēt- fungus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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