noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who studies, professes or practices mycology.

   "‘Iʼm not a mycologist but I believe you only get this formation when the fungus is forming reproductive organs.’"

2. 2
   a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi wordnet

Synonyms

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botanist

Example

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"The mycologist went wandering off into the woods."

Etymology

From myco- + -logist.

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