This glossary of mycology is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to
mycology, the study of
fungi. Terms in common with other fields, if repeated here, generally focus on their mycology-specific meaning. Related terms can be found in
glossary of biology and
glossary of botany, among others.
List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names and
Botanical Latin
Botanical Latin is a technical language based on New Latin, used for descriptions of botanical taxa. Until 2012, International Code of Botanical Nomenclature mandated Botanical Latin to be used for the descriptions of most new taxa. It is still the ...
may also be relevant, although some prefixes and suffixes very common in mycology are repeated here for clarity.
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List of mycologists
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Outline of fungi
Fungi – "Fungi" is plural for "fungus". A fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes unicellular microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as multicellular fungi that produce familiar fruiting forms known ...
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* {{cite book , last1=Webster , first1=John , author-link=John Webster (mycologist) , last2=Weber , first2=Roland W. S. , date=2007 , title=Introduction to Fungi , publisher=Cambridge University Press , isbn=978-0-521-80739-5
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