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BLASTOMYCETE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blastomycete mean?
• BLASTOMYCETE (noun)
The noun BLASTOMYCETE has 1 sense:
1. any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals
Familiarity information: BLASTOMYCETE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("blastomycete" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
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