Mycology
/maɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/noun
The branch of biology that studies fungi.
Did you know?The word was built from Greek mykēs, meaning “fungus,” plus -logia, “study,” the same scholarly ending behind countless fields of knowledge.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mýkēs
“fungus”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-logía
“study, discourse”
19th Century
English
mycology
“the study of fungi”
Modern English
English
mycology
“the scientific study of fungi”
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