myco-
(Greek: mucus; a protective secretion from the mucous membranes in the nose, throat, and lungs; a thick fluid produced by the linings of some tissues of the body and is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by cells and glands of the mucous membranes)
Don't confuse this myco- meaning "mucus" with another myco- meaning "fungus, fungi".
mycetogenic
mycetoid
mycetology
mycetoma
mycocide
An agent that destroys fungi.
mycoderm
mycogen
mycogonose, mycogonosis
A diseased condition of commercial mushrooms, caused by growth of the white mold.
The invaded mushroom is often misshappen or reduced in size, making it less desirable commercially.
mycorhiza (s), mycorhizae (pl); mycorrhiza, mycorrhizae; root-fungi association
A symbiotic association between the hyphae (microscopic threadlike filaments in fungi that are filled with a layer of protoplasm) of certain fungi and the absorptive organs, typically the roots, of plants.
mycosis (s), myucoses (pl)
1. An inflammatory condition caused by a fungus.
2. A disease or infection of human beings or animals caused by a fungus.
2. A disease or infection of human beings or animals caused by a fungus.
mycotic
mycotoxic
Relating to, or caused by a mycotoxin or any poisonous substance produced by a fungus.
mycotoxin
A poisonous substance produced by a fungus.
Mycotoxins may affect foods; such as, peanuts.
mycotoxincosis
mycotrophic
A description of a plant that lives in association with a fungus; such as, various orchids in which the fungus lives on the roots.
