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-

1. (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-

1. (relational) fungus; myco-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with myco-

Derived terms

• mycose