blastomycete
English
Etymology
From blasto- + -mycete.
Noun
blastomycete (plural blastomycetes)
- (mycology) A fungus of the genus Blastomyces.
- (mycology, obsolete) A yeast fungus.
- 1898, Foulerton, Alexander GR, “On the Pathology of some Specific Grainulomata in Horses and Cattle”, in Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics, volume 11, pages 103-114:
- Thus granulomata may be due to an infection by schizomycetes or fission-fungi, by hyphomycetes or mould-fungi, and by blastomycetes or yeast-fungi.
Derived terms
- blastomycetic
- blastomycetous