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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:
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)