Definitions for Mycology
maɪˈkɒl ə dʒimy·col·o·gy

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1. mycologynoun

   the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases

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1. mycologynoun

   the study of fungi, in the wide sense.

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1. Mycology

   Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogens, as well as their dangers, such as toxicity or infection. A biologist specializing in mycology is called a mycologist. Mycology branches into the field of phytopathology, the study of plant diseases, and the two disciplines remain closely related because the vast majority of plant pathogens are fungi.

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1. mycology

   Mycology is the scientific study of fungi, including their genetic, biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans and harmful effects such as toxicities and allergies. This can also include the study of their importance in the natural environment for decomposing organic matter and their role in disease formation in plants and animals.

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1. Mycologynoun

   that branch of botanical science which relates to the musgrooms and other fungi

2. Etymology: [Gr. my`khs fungus + -logy.]

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1. Mycology

   Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans as a source for tinder, medicine, food and entheogens, as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. From mycology arose the field of phytopathology, the study of plant diseases, and the two disciplines remain closely related because the vast majority of "plant" pathogens are fungi. A biologist who studies mycology is called a mycologist. Historically, mycology was a branch of botany because, although fungi are evolutionarily more closely related to animals than to plants, this was not recognized until a few decades ago. Pioneer mycologists included Elias Magnus Fries, Christian Hendrik Persoon, Anton de Bary and Lewis David von Schweinitz. Many fungi produce toxins, antibiotics and other secondary metabolites. For example the cosmopolitan genus Fusarium and their toxins associated with fatal outbreaks of alimentary toxic aleukia in humans were extensively studied by Abraham Joffe. Fungi are fundamental for life on earth in their roles as symbionts, e.g. in the form of mycorrhizae, insect symbionts and lichens. Many fungi are able to break down complex organic biomolecules such as lignin, the more durable component of wood, and pollutants such as xenobiotics, petroleum, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. By decomposing these molecules, fungi play a critical role in the global carbon cycle.

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1. Mycology

   The study of the structure, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of fungi, and MYCOSES.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mycology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mycology
3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mycology
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Mycology