blastomycete

American

[blas-tuh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet] / ˌblæs təˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit /

noun

any yeastlike fungus of the genus Blastomyces, all members of which are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

blastomycete Scientific

/ blăs′tə-mī′sēt /

Any of various yeastlike deuteromycetes of the class Blastomycetes that are pathogenic in humans and animals.

1895–1900; back formation from New Latin Blastomycetes, plural of Blastomyces genus name; blasto-, -mycetes

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