Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who is versed in mycology.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology.

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  • noun A person who studies, professes or practices mycology.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi

Etymologies

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myco- + -logist

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Examples

  • To take Melinda's example, the fact that the author thought of the character as a nascent mycologist is indeed a fact -- but not one about the book.

    Three Little Words Roger Sutton 2007

  • If you aren't an experienced mycologist, the supermarket.

    Where is the best place to find mushrooms? 2009

  • Even with foraging, Joe was ahead of his time, sourcing wild mushrooms picked by John Cage, noted avant-garde composer and celebrated mycologist.

    Rozanne Gold: Joe Baum's Nasturtiums: A Tribute Rozanne Gold 2011

  • Even with foraging, Joe was ahead of his time, sourcing wild mushrooms picked by John Cage, noted avant-garde composer and celebrated mycologist.

    Rozanne Gold: Joe Baum's Nasturtiums: A Tribute Rozanne Gold 2011

  • BB pal Erik Davis contributed an essay and famed mycologist Gary Lincoff provided notes on the various kinds of 'shrooms pictured in the book.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • The close physical similarities of many of these mushrooms make it difficult for anyone but a trained expert (mycologist) to differentiate them.

    Mushrooms 2010

  • If you aren't an experienced mycologist, the supermarket.

    Where is the best place to find mushrooms? 2009

  • She was also an extremely talented naturalist, and an expert mycologist.

    Ada Lovelace Day – Heuristic 2009

  • MUSHROOM HUNT, for age 10 and older, a mycologist leads a talk on fungi, followed by a guided walk. 9 a. m.-noon, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, 1361 Wrighton Rd.,

    Prince George's County community calendar, July 22-29, 2010 2010

  • An avid outdoorsman, he is an amateur mycologist, formerly with the Oregon Mycological Society and a volunteer resource for Central Oregon hospitals through the Poison Control Center, but now is recovering after almost two years of caring for his beloved wife, now deceased.

    Printing: On Women, Love, Sex and Art 2010

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