mycobiont
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From myco- + -biont. First attested in 1957.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kəʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt/, /-kə-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.koʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/
- Rhymes: -aɪɒnt
- Hyphenation: my‧co‧bi‧ont
Noun
mycobiont (plural mycobionts)
- (lichenology) A fungus that is a constituent of a lichen; a fungal symbiont.
- Hypernym: symbiont
- Coordinate terms: cyanobiont, phycobiont < photobiont; schizobiont
Related terms
Translations
fungal constituent of a lichen
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See also
References
Further reading
- “mycobiont”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “mycobiont”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.