mycology
noun
the branch of biology dealing with fungi.
mycological
-
a word derived from
mycology.
Example Sentences
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While the fatalities have occurred along the Central Coast and in Northern California, the phenomenon has prompted concerns and discussions among mycological societies and amateur foragers across the Golden State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
While this mycological Nepal adventure peaks at Everest Base Camp, the real action takes place in the forests on its lower slopes on the way up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Having had a lot of other mycological media to judge it by, there were some tropes that I was kind of expecting.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2025
Multiplying ecological emergencies have brought about renewed interest in the fungal world, and there are many radical mycological possibilities.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Many ministers of the gospel have become famous in the mycological world.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
