Eumycota

American

[yoo-mahy-koh-tuh] / ˌyu maɪˈkoʊ tə /

noun

Biology.

a phylum of true fungi, distinguished from the funguslike slime molds, Myxomycota, and similar organisms by having a mycelial thallus: in some classification systems, the class Eumycetes.

Etymology

Origin of Eumycota

From New Latin; see origin at eu-, myco-, -ota

Example Sentences

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The chytrids are the simplest and most primitive Eumycota, or true fungi.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The kingdom Fungi includes an enormous variety of living organisms collectively referred to as Eumycota, or true fungi.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

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