mycology

[ mahy-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of biology dealing with fungi.
2. the fungi found in an area.

mycology

/ ˌmaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; maɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi
2. the fungi of a particular region

mycology

/ mī-kŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of fungi.

Derived Forms

• myˈcologist, noun
• mycological, adjective

Other Words From

• my·co·log·i·cal [mahy-k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], myco·logic adjective
• myco·logi·cal·ly adverb
• my·colo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mycology¹

First recorded in 1830–40; myco- + -logy

Example Sentences

“We’re relying an awful lot on forests to store carbon,” says Michael Beug, professor emeritus of mycology at Evergreen State College who is not involved with SPUN.

From Popular-Science

Despite these accomplishments, Padilla-Brown has no formal education in mycology, ecology, economics, politics, nor any other field one might expect given the scope of his work.

From Outside Online

I dont have time, you see, and just now Im most interested in mycology, Harmon.

From Project Gutenberg

Not as a life-work, you understand, but Know anything about mycology?

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This suggestion merits place only as a curiosity in the history of the mycology of dysentery.

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I had no literature on mycology, and, at that time, there seemed to be little obtainable.

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It seems to me that every school teacher should know something of mycology.

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