PHYCOMYCETES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems

Synonyms:

Phycomycetes; Phycomycetes group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Phycomycetes" is a kind of...):

taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)

Holonyms ("Phycomycetes" is a member of...):

Fungi; fungus kingdom; kingdom Fungi (the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants)

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