myco-

English

Alternative forms

myc- (before vowels)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom or other fungus”) +‎ -o-.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mʌɪ.kə(ʊ)/
(General American) IPA^(key): /maɪ.koʊ/, /maɪ.kə/

Prefix

myco-

(mycology) Relating to fungi.
Synonyms: fungi-, -mycete

mycology, mycosis

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with myco-

Translations

Translations

Catalan: mico-
Czech: myko-
French: myco- (fr)
Italian: mico-
Norwegian: myko-
Polish: miko- (pl), myko- (pl)
Portuguese: mico-
Spanish: mico-

References

“myco-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“myco-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“myc-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs).

Prefix

myco-

(relational) fungus; myco-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with myco-

Derived terms

mycose

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