blastomycete

[ blas-tuh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]

noun

1. any yeastlike fungus of the genus Blastomyces, all members of which are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

blastomycete

/ blăs′tə-mī′sēt /

1. Any of various yeastlike deuteromycetes of the class Blastomycetes that are pathogenic in humans and animals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blastomycete¹

1895–1900; back formation from New Latin Blastomycetes, plural of Blastomyces genus name; blasto-, -mycetes