Nature terminology · Plants & fungi
myc/o — Fungus
myc/o means fungus. Ancient Greek source words and nature terminology examples: mycology.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Fungus
- Ancient Greek: μύκης (mykes)
Examples and word parts
mycology
The study of fungi.
Word parts: myc/o (fungus) + -logy (study of)
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Related plants & fungi terms
- phyt/o — Plant
phytoplankton
- dendr/o — Tree
dendrology
- arbor- — Tree
arboreal
- phyll/o — Leaf
chlorophyll
- foli/o — Leaf
foliar
- rhiz/o — Root
rhizosphere
- radic- — Root
radicle
- anth/o — Flower
anthesis
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals nature terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.