camanchaca
A type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain.

camanchacas
plural of camanchaca

caulohymenium
A fruiting layer in some fungi

cercosporoid
Any pathogenic fungus of the former genus Cercosporidium (now Mycosphaerella)

cercosporoids
plural of cercosporoid

cerevisiae
The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.

chaetopyranin
A benzaldehyde derivative found in the fungus Chaetomium globosum.

chaetothyrialean
Any fungus of the order Chaetothyriales

chaetothyrialeans
plural of chaetothyrialean

charbonnier
A species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum.

charbonniers
plural of charbonnier

chlamydoconidia
plural of chlamydoconidium

chloromorph
The form of a specific lichen that has a green alga as its photobiont

chloromorphs
plural of chloromorph

chrysosporia
plural of chrysosporium

chrysosporium
Any fungus of the genus Chrysosporium.

chytrid
Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis.

chytridiomycete
Any fungus of the class Chytridiomycetes

chytridiomycetes
plural of chytridiomycete

chytrids
plural of chytrid

citrinin
A mycotoxin produced by fungi associated with various cereals.

citrinins
plural of citrinin

clavacin
patulin

clavatin
patulin

clavicipitoid
Any fungus of the family Clavicipitaceae.

clavicipitoids
plural of clavicipitoid

clavule
A club-shaped part of the receptacle of some fungi

clavules
plural of clavule

cleistocarp
Synonym of cleistothecium.

cleistocarps
plural of cleistocarp

cleistothecia
plural of cleistothecium

cleistothecium
A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration

clistocarp
Alternative form of cleistocarp.

clistocarps
plural of clistocarp

club fungi
plural of club fungus

coccidia
plural of coccidium

coccidias
plural of coccidia

coccidium
Synonym of coccidian.

coelomycete
A type of fungus that produces conidiomata.

coelomycetes
plural of coelomycete

collonema
myxoma

condiophore
Misspelling of conidiophore.

conecap
A mushroom of the genus Conocybe or the related genus Pholiotina (which was formerly included in Conocybe).

conidia
plural of conidium

conidiophore
A fungal hypha that produces conidia.

conidiophores
plural of conidiophore

conidiospore
A unicellular spore produced asexually by a fungus

conidiospores
plural of conidiospore

coprinoidization
The evolution of fungi to form fruiting bodies (mushrooms)

corcair
A lichen that produces a purple dye.

corkir
Alternative form of corcair.

corticioid
Any of a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota, typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches.

corticioids
plural of corticioid

cortinar
A mushroom of the genus Cortinarius; webcap.

cortinars
plural of cortinar

cryptocandin
An antimycotic present in a fungus of the genus Cryptosporiopsis.

cryptococcoma
An infectious granuloma caused by fungi of the genus Cryptococcus.

cryptococcomas
plural of cryptococcoma

cryptosporopsin
An echinocandin present in a fungus of the genus Cryptosporiopsis

cyanolichen
A form of lichen in which the alga is a species of blue-green alga

cyanolichens
plural of cyanolichen

cyanomorph
The form of a specific lichen that has a cyanobacterium as its photobiont

cyanomorphs
plural of cyanomorph

cyclochlorotine
A mycotoxin produced by the fungus Penicillium islandicum

dermatocyst
Inflated hairs on the surface of the sporophore of young agarics.

dermatophyte
Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot).
Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot).
Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot).
Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot).

dermatophytes
plural of dermatophyte

dermophyte
dermatophyte

dermophytes
plural of dermophyte

diacetylverrucarol
A trichothecene produced by the fungus Myrothecium verrucaria; it is an acetate derivative of verrucarol.

diaporthin
A phytotoxin 8-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxypropyl)-6-methoxyisochromen-1-one produced by Aspergillus and similar fungi

dichophyses
plural of dichophysis

dichophysis
A part of the hyphae of certain fungi which branches into two.

dictyospore
A multicellular spore, produced by fungi, that has both transverse and longitudinal septa

dictyospores
plural of dictyospore

dihydroauroglaucin
A hydroquinone extracted from the fungus Eurotium repens with IUPAC name 2-[(1E,3E)-hepta-1,3-dienyl]-3,6-dihydroxy-5-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)benzaldehyde

dikaryon
A hypha that has two nuclei.

dikaryons
plural of dikaryon

dikaryophase
The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi

dikaryophases
plural of dikaryophase

disjunctor
A small, temporary body between the conidia of some fungi.
A kind of electrical circuit breaker.

disjunctors
plural of disjunctor

diversisporacean
Any fungus of the family Diversisporaceae

dothideomycete
Any fungus of the class Dothideomycetes

dothideomycetes
plural of dothideomycete

dysdiadochocinesia
Alternative form of dysdiadochokinesia.

dysdiadokokinesia
Alternative form of dysdiadochokinesia.

earthball
A fungus of the genus Scleroderma within the family Sclerodermataceae.

earthtongue
Alternative form of earth tongue.

earthtongues
plural of earthtongue

ectomycorrhizosphere
The mycorrhizosphere of an ectomycorrhizal fungus

ectomycorrhizospheres
plural of ectomycorrhizosphere

ectothrices
plural of ectothrix

ectothrix
A sheath of conidia, on the outside of a hair, caused by a parasitic fungus

ectotunica
The external functional layer of a bitunicate ascus.

emboli
plural of embolus

embolus
An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.

emboluses
plural of embolus

emericellamide
A cyclic polypeptide present in fungi of the genus Emericella

emericellamides
plural of emericellamide

emericellipsin
A peptaibol present in the extremophile fungus Emericellopsis alkalina

emericellipsins
plural of emericellipsin

endocrocin
A particular anthraquinone found in various fungi.

endomycorrhiza
A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.

endomycorrhizae
plural of endomycorrhiza

endomycorrhizas
plural of endomycorrhiza

endotunica
The internal functional layer of a bitunicate ascus.

enniantin
Any of a family of cyclohexadepsipeptide produced by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum

enniantins
plural of enniantin

enoki
An enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes).

enokidake
Alternative form of enokitake.

enokis
plural of enoki

enokitake
enoki mushroom

enokitakes
plural of enokitake

enterocinesia
peristalsis

enzymate
The product of an enzymatic reaction, especially one involving yeast

enzymates
plural of enzymate

ephebe
An 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training.
A young man; a youth.

ephebes
plural of ephebe

epheboi
plural of ephebos

ephebos
Synonym of ephebe.

epicorazin
Any of a group of mycotoxins produced by fungi of the genus Epicoccum

epicorazins
plural of epicorazin

epithecium
An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.

ergobalansine
An ergopeptine produced by the fungi of the genus Balansia.

eryngeolysin
A hemolysin present in the mushroom Pleurotus eryngii

ethnomycology
The study of the historical uses and sociological impact of fungi.

euspory
Regular meiosis in fungi, as opposed to aneuspory.

exciple
The outer part of an apothecium of those ascomycete fungi which have that sort of fructification. Most lichens come into that category.

exciples
plural of exciple