ZYGOMYCETES
\zˈa͡ɪɡəmˌa͡ɪsiːts], \zˈaɪɡəmˌaɪsiːts], \z_ˈaɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ˌaɪ_s_iː_t_s]\
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class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota
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z[=i]-g[=o]-m[=i]-s[=e]'t[=e]z, n.pl. a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores--the commonest type Mucor mucedo, the common white mould of dead organic matter, as horse-dung.--adj. ZYGOMYC[=E]'TOUS. [Gr. zygon, a yoke, myk[=e]s, myk[=e]tos, a mushroom.]
By Thomas Davidson
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