Mycelitha 
Myrth 
the layer formed by the interweav- 
ing of the hyphae ; Myce‘litha (Nios, 
a stone), an old term for ScLERO- 
TIUM ; mycetogenetiic (yevérns, a 
parent), producing Fungi; ~ 
Metamorph’osis, deformation of 
parts by Fungi; mycetog’enous 
(yévos, race, offspring), producing 
Fungi; ~ Chloran’thy, the deve- 
lopment of green in organs nor- 
mally of some other colour, due to 
a fungous parasite; ~ Chlor‘isis, 
where the chlorophyll is bleached 
by the action of hyphae of some 
Fungus (Tubeuf) ; my’cetoid, myce- 
tor'deus (eldos, like), fungoid ; with 
the appearance of Fungi; Myce- 
tol’ogy, Mycetolo’gia (Abyos, dis- 
course)=MycoLocy ; Myce’tozoa 
({eov, an animal), De Bary’s term 
for MyxocasTREs ; adj. myceto- 
zo’an; My’cina, in Lichens, a globu- 
lar stipitate apothecium ; Mycoce- 
cid’'ium (xyxls, Kyxtdos, a gall-nut), 
a gall produced by a Fungus; My- 
codoma tia (Swuariov, a little house), 
fungus-chambers, formations of 
peculiar character found on the 
roots of plants, regarded by Frank 
as possessed of the power of at- 
tracting Fungi and digesting them ; 
Mycol’ogist (Adyos, discourse), one 
skilled in the knowledge of Fungi ; 
Mycol’ogy, the science of Fungi ; 
Mycomy’cophytes (guréy, a plant), 
Marchand’s term to include Fungi 
and certain Lichens; Mycophy’to- 
phytes, the same writer’s name for 
the remaining Lichens ; My’coplasm 
(thdoua, moulded), Frank’s term 
for bacteroids, as the Rhizobia on 
leguminiferous roots; Mycoplas’- 
ma, Eriksson’s term for a latent 
symbiotic form of Puccinia which 
may exist in the seed and develop 
into a mycelium when the host has 
grown into a plant; Mycopro’tein 
(+ Protein), a gelatinous albu- 
minoid resembling protoplasm, of 
which the putrefactive bacteria 
are composed ; Mycorhi’zome ( + 
Ruizome), mycorrhiza-like struc- 
ture in Corallorhiza and Epipogum 
roots ; Mycorhi’za, preferably My- 
corrhi’za (fifa, a root), the symbiotic 
union of Fungi and roots of plants; 
it may be ectotrop’ic, ~ entirely out- 
side, or endotrop’‘ic, ~ entirely with- 
in the cells ; My’cose, My’cosin, the 
‘special nitrogenous substance of 
the cell-wall in Fungi corres- 
ponding to the animal substance 
chitin (Gilson) ; Myco’sis, a disease 
in animal tissue caused by species 
of Hurotium ; My’crocyst = Micro- 
cyst; Mycropro’tein = Mycopro- 
TEIN ; My’cropyle = MicropyLe; 
My’crozyme = MickozymgE, 
Myioph’ilae (via, a fly, préw, I love), 
plants which are fertilised by dip- 
tera; their flowers are dull in 
colour and their odours are dis- 
agreeable to man. 
mykoklep’tic (uixns, a mushroom, 
kAerrixds, thievish), applied to 
the hairs on the rhizome of Corallor- 
hiza innata, R. Br., ‘‘ which seize 
the mycelium.” 
myoch’rous (0s, a mouse, xpois, of 
the skin), mouse-coloured. 
Myrmecodoma'tia (uipuné, an ant, 
dwudriov, a little house), shelters 
formed by plants in which ants 
live; myrmecoph’ilous (g:\éw, I 
love), plants which are in- 
habited by ants and offer special- 
ised shelters or food for them; 
Myrmecoph’ilism, the state describ- 
ed ; further particularised by War- 
burg, as—myrmecod’omous (ddp0s, 
a house), affording shelter only; 
myrmecotroph’ic (rpo¢y, food), 
furnishing food; myrmecox’enous 
(Eévos, a host), supplying both 
food and shelter ; Myrme’cophytes 
(gurov, a plant), ant-plants; Myr- 
mecosymbio’sis ( + Symsrosis), the 
mutual relations between the ants 
and their host-plants; adj. myr- 
mecosymbio'’tic. 
My’rosin («tpov, sweet juice), a gluco- 
side occurring in the seed of 
Brassica sinapoides, Roth, and 
other Crucifers, 
Myrrh, an aromatic gum-resin yielded 
by Commiphora Myrrha, Engl. 
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