mycology
noun
my·col·o·gy
mī-ˈkä-lə-jē 
1
: a branch of biology dealing with fungi
2
: fungal life
Examples of mycology in a Sentence
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Hospitality is taking note, with luxe accommodations offering excursions that teach travelers about foraging and the magical world of mycology.
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 24 July 2023
Although this is an expert’s account, grounded in exhaustive interviews with researchers at the forefront of mycology, the language is clear and plain.
—Jennifer Latner, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' OutWiGo Green event on May 13 in the Kettle Moraine State Forest's Southern Unit will feature more than 150 exhibitors and organizations offering demonstrations, clinics and talks on every imaginable outdoor activity from mountain biking to mycology.
—Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
Recently, in The Lancet, an international group of physicians and medical mycology societies laid out recommendations for diagnosing Aspergillus infections in COVID-19 patients, including doing lung imaging scans and taking samples from the lungs at regular interval for testing.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Science | AAAS, 22 Mar. 2021
Mushrooms and humans share distinct characteristics Mushrooms are more closely related to animals than plants, said Matt Kasson, an associate professor of mycology at West Virginia University.
—Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
It’s packaged with confident wit and vivid, sensory prose (check out that lede), and Rogers finds space to take in a brief history of distillation and a look at the dying art of mycology.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2011
Matt Kasson is an associate professor of mycology and plant pathology at West Virginia University.
—Matt Kasson, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2022
Ibu Ratna, professor of mycology (the study of fungi) at the University of Indonesia, sees her lunch interrupted by military personnel.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 24 July 2023
Although this is an expert’s account, grounded in exhaustive interviews with researchers at the forefront of mycology, the language is clear and plain.
—Jennifer Latner, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' OutWiGo Green event on May 13 in the Kettle Moraine State Forest's Southern Unit will feature more than 150 exhibitors and organizations offering demonstrations, clinics and talks on every imaginable outdoor activity from mountain biking to mycology.
—Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
Recently, in The Lancet, an international group of physicians and medical mycology societies laid out recommendations for diagnosing Aspergillus infections in COVID-19 patients, including doing lung imaging scans and taking samples from the lungs at regular interval for testing.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Science | AAAS, 22 Mar. 2021
Mushrooms and humans share distinct characteristics Mushrooms are more closely related to animals than plants, said Matt Kasson, an associate professor of mycology at West Virginia University.
—Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
It’s packaged with confident wit and vivid, sensory prose (check out that lede), and Rogers finds space to take in a brief history of distillation and a look at the dying art of mycology.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2011
Matt Kasson is an associate professor of mycology and plant pathology at West Virginia University.
—Matt Kasson, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2022
Ibu Ratna, professor of mycology (the study of fungi) at the University of Indonesia, sees her lunch interrupted by military personnel.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
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mycology
noun
my·col·o·gy
mī-ˈkäl-ə-jē
1
: a branch of biology dealing with fungi
2
: fungal life
Medical Definition
mycology
noun
my·col·o·gy
mī-ˈkäl-ə-jē
plural mycologies
1
: a branch of biology dealing with fungi
2
: fungal life
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