Main Entry: strep·to·my·ces

Pronunciation: \-ˈmī-ˌsēz\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural streptomyces

Etymology: New Latin, from strepto- + Greek mykēs fungus — more at myc-

Date: 1944

: any of a genus (Streptomyces) of mostly soil streptomycetes including some that form antibiotics as by-products of their metabolism