MYCOLOGY

mycology

(noun) the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mycology (uncountable)

The study of fungi, in the wide sense.

Source: Wiktionary


My*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. my`khs fungus + -logy.]

Definition: That branch of botanical science which relates to the musgrooms and other fungi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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