mycologist

American  

[mahy-kahl-uhj-ist] / maɪˈkɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

plural

mycologists

1. a specialist in or student of mycology.

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Example Sentences

At the start of Joanne Schwartz’s presentation in Newport Beach recently, the expert amateur mycologist acknowledged the number of recent deaths caused by toxic fungi.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

It became a bible for aspiring and amateur mycologists that still sells 5,000 copies per year, according to Chilton, establishing the duo as the trailblazers in the popularization of all things fungi.

From Los Angeles Times

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