phycomycetous fungi

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• Phycomycetous — Phycomycetes Phy co*my*ce tes, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ? seaweed + mycetes.] (Bot.) A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi, the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body ranges from an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• phycomycetous — /ˌfaɪkoʊmaɪˈsitəs/ (say .fuykohmuy seetuhs) adjective belonging or relating to the Phycomycetes, the simplest of the three primary subdivisions of the fungi, whose members more closely resemble algae than do the higher fungi. {New Latin… …  

• phycomycetous — phy·co·my·ce·tous (fiґko mi seґtəs) of or pertaining to fungi of the group Phycomycetes …   Medical dictionary

• exospore — An exogenous spore, not encased in a sporangium. [exo + G. sporos, seed] * * * exo·spore ek sə .spō(ə)r, .spȯ(ə)r n one of the asexual spores separated from a parent cell (as in phycomycetous fungi) by formation of a septum * * * exo·spore… …   Medical dictionary

• Entomophthorales — noun coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae • Syn: ↑order Entomophthorales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygomycetes, ↑class Zygomycetes • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• exospore — ˈeksə+ˌ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary exo + spore 1. : epispore 1a 2. : one of the asexual spores formed by abstriction from a parent cell (as in phycomycetous fungi) compare endospore …   Useful english dictionary

• fertilization tube — noun : a branch that projects from the antheridium and pierces the oogonium to provide for passage of the male nucleus in certain phycomycetous fungi …   Useful english dictionary

• rhipidiaceae — rə̇ˌpidēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rhipidium, type genus + aceae : a family of phycomycetous fungi (order Leptomitales) that have the thallus differentiated into holdfast, basal cell, and hyphal branches …   Useful english dictionary

• phycomycete — phycomycetous, adj. /fuy koh muy seet, muy seet /, n. any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew. [1930 35; < NL Phycomycetes name of a class; see PHYCO , MYCETE] * * * …   Universalium

• phycomycete — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek phykos + mykēt , mykēs fungus more at myc Date: circa 1900 any of a large class (Phycomycetes) of lower fungi that are in many respects similar to algae and are now often assigned to subdivisions (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary