Main Entry: my·col·o·gy

Pronunciation: \mī-ˈkä-lə-jē\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin mycologia, from myc- + Latin -logia -logy

Date: 1836

1 : a branch of biology dealing with fungi
2 : fungal life

— my·co·log·i·cal \ˌmī-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— my·co·log·i·cal·ly \ˌmī-kə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— my·col·o·gist \mī-ˈkä-lə-jist\ noun