mycology

Noun
US[mahy-kol-uh-jee]/maɪˈkɑlədʒi/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseasesType of botany, phytology
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

My·col′o·gy noun

Origin: Gr. μύκης fungus + -logy.

That branch of botanical science which relates to the mushrooms and other fungi.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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