mycologist
Americannoun
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Explanation
A scientist whose specializes in fungi is a mycologist. If you're mad about mushrooms, you should think about becoming a mycologist. Want to know more about fungi? Ask a mycologist! These experts are biologists who focus on the properties, uses, and dangers of mushrooms, molds, and yeasts. Many mycologists study diseases of plants, most of which are fungal, while others investigate the healing properties of mushrooms and other fungi. Mycologist is formed by adding myco-, from the Greek mykēs, "fungus," to the scientific suffix -logist, "student of."
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One of the first things a novice mycologist should learn, Diaz said, is to identify the Amanita genus and avoid it because of its dangerous lookalikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
My wife, an amateur mycologist, had been invited along with some friends to present their findings on the microscopic fungi that grow on the dung of herbivores like deer and rabbits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
But the mycologist believes our relationship with fly agaric goes back further still, all the way to the ancient roots of religion itself.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
Christopher Hobbs, herbalist, mycologist, and author of Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide, attributes the recent explosion in interest to an “exponentially” growing scientific literature about the healing qualities of mushrooms.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 31, 2024
She wants to be a mycologist specializing in tropical fungi.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Travelers join pro botanists and mycologists to document the local flora and fungi, while educating villagers on safe foraging practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
And with no end in sight, Stamets and Chilton’s disagreement is causing ructions in the mushroom community of business people, mycologists and fungi enthusiasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
As the popularity of this outdoor hobby grows, mycologists have noticed poisonings increase alongside.
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
After Mr. Lohit posted pictures of the frog online, citizen scientists and mycologists chimed in to say that the fungal hitchhiker resembled a type of bonnet mushroom.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
I used the time in between to read about mushrooms and talk to mycologists.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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