-mycetes

1. a combining form meaning “mushrooms, fungi,” used in the formation of taxonomic names of fungi, especially classes.

   Myxomycetes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -mycetes¹

< New Latin < Greek mykétes, plural of mýkēs mushroom + -ism

Example Sentences

"There are two classes of organism in water - the cyano bacteria, which is commonly known as blue/ green algae, and actino mycetes, which are responsible for the damp or earth smell."

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HOWLER, a name applied to the members of a group of tropical American monkeys, now known scientifically as Alouata, although formerly designated Mycetes.

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Mycetes, mī-sē′tēz, n.pl. mushrooms or fungi.—ns.

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Mycetes, mī-sē′tēz, n. a kind of South American monkey, called also Howlers.

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The Howling Monkeys form the single genus of the second sub-family of the Cebidæ—the genus Mycetes.

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When To Use

What does -mycetes mean?

The combining form -mycetes is used like a suffix meaning “mushrooms, fungi.” It is occasionally used in the scientific names for classes of fungi in taxonomy.The form -mycetes comes from Greek mykétes, the plural of mykēs, meaning “mushroom.” Other combining forms meaning "fungus" that come from this same Greek root are myco- and myc-.What are variants of -mycetes?When indicating a singular, -mycetes becomes -mycete, as in myxomycete. A similar combining form used like a prefix is myceto-. Want to learn more? Check out our Words That Use entries for both -mycete and myceto-.