Schizomycetes \Schiz`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ? to split + ?, -?, a fungus.]

(Biol.) An order of Schizophyta, including the so-called fission fungi, or bacteria. See Schizophyta, in the Supplement.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)