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myco-
before vowels
myc-
, word-forming element meaning "mushroom, fungus," formed irregularly from Greek
mykes
"fungus, mushroom, anything shaped like a mushroom," from PIE root
*meug-
"slimy, slippery" (see
mucus
). The correct form is
myceto-
(
mycet-
).