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Webster 1913 Edition


Schizomycetes


Schizˊo-my-ce′tes

,
Noun.
pl.
,
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] to split + [GREEK], -[GREEK], a fungus.]
(Biol.)
An order of
Schizophyta
, including the so-called fission fungi, or bacteria. See
Schizophyta
, in the Supplement.

Definition 2024


Schizomycetes

Schizomycetes

See also: schizomycetes

Translingual

Proper noun

Schizomycetes

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic class within the kingdom Plantae – all or some bacteria, in any of several phyla.

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Descendants

  • English: schizomycetes