myco-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “mushroom, fungus,” used in the formation of compound words.

   mycology.

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myco- British  

combining form

1. indicating fungus

   mycology

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Usage

What does myco- mean? Myco- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “mushroom, fungus.” It is used in many medical and scientific terms, especially in biology—as well as in a branch of biology known as mycology, as we’ll discuss below. Myco- comes from the Greek mýkēs, meaning “mushroom, fungus.”What are variants of myco-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, myco- becomes myc-, as in mycotic. The closely related combining forms myceto- and -mycete both also indicate "mushroom, fungus.” The combining form -mycin used in the names of antibiotics, usually those derived from fungi.

Etymology

Origin of myco-

Combining form representing Greek mýkēs mushroom, fungus