phy|co|my|ce|tous

phy|co|my|ce|tous
phy|co|my|ce|tous «FY koh my SEE tuhs», adjective.
of or belonging to the lowest class or group of fungi, whose members live as parasites or saprophytes and resemble algae.
[< New Latin Phycomyceteae a division of fungi (< Greek phŷkos seaweed + mýkēs, -ētos fungus, mushroom) + -ous]

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