| ACTINOMYCETES | • actinomycetes n. Plural of actinomycete. • ACTINOMYCETE n. a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi, also ACTINOMYCES. |
| ASCOMYCETES | • ascomycetes n. Plural of ascomycete. • Ascomycetes prop.n. Former name of Ascomycota, division of Fungi. • ASCOMYCETE n. one of the main divisions of the Fungi. |
| BASIDIOMYCETES | • basidiomycetes n. Plural of basidiomycete. • Basidiomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – the mushrooms that produce spores from a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| DISCOMYCETES | • Discomycetes prop.n. A former taxonomic class of ascomycete fungi, containing all of the cup, sponge, and brain fungi and some club fungi. • DISCOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi with open apothecia. |
| MYCETES | • mycetes n. Plural of mycete. • -mycetes suff. (Taxonomy) Used to form names of classes of fungi and some bacteria. • MYCETES n. (Greek) fungi. |
| MYXOMYCETES | • myxomycetes n. Plural of myxomycete. • Myxomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Amoebozoa – Myxogastrea. • MYXOMYCETE n. slime mould. |
| OOMYCETES | • oomycetes n. Plural of oomycete. • Oomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Pseudofungi – water molds. • oömycetes n. Plural of oömycete. |
| PHYCOMYCETES | • phycomycetes n. Plural of phycomycete. • Phycomycetes prop.n. An obsolete taxon comprising certain fungi with non-septate hyphae. • PHYCOMYCETE n. a fungus resembling algae. |
| SACCHAROMYCETES | • saccharomycetes n. Plural of saccharomycete. • Saccharomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the subphylum Saccharomycotina – budding yeast or true yeasts. • SACCHAROMYCES n. any of a genus of usually unicellular yeasts. |
| SCHIZOMYCETES | • Schizomycetes prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic class within the kingdom Plantae – all or some bacteria, in any of several phyla. • SCHIZOMYCETE n. any microscopic organism of the class Schizomycetes. |
| STREPTOMYCETES | • streptomycetes n. Plural of streptomycete. • STREPTOMYCETE n. any of a family of actinomycetes. |
| ZYGOMYCETES | • zygomycetes n. Plural of zygomycete. • ZYGOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |