Noun: Phycomycetes ,fI-kow-mI'see-teez
- 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
- Phycomycetes group
Type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group
Part of: Fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom Fungi
Encyclopedia: Phycomycetes