Mycelitha 
the layer formed by the interweav- 
ing of the hyphae ; Myce’litha (d/0os, 
a stone), an old term for ScLERo- 
TIUM ; mycetogenet/ic (yevérns, a 
parent), producing Fungi; ~ 
Metamorph’osis, deformation of 
parts by Fungi; mycetog’enous 
(y&os, 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- 
toi'deus (el5os, like), fungoid ; with 
the appearance of Fungi; Myce- 
tology, Mycetolo’gia (Aéb-yos, dis- 
course)=Mycotoey ; Myce’tozoa 
({@ov, an animal), De Bary’s term 
for Myxocastres ; adj. myceto- 
z0’an; My’cina, in Lichens, a globu- 
lar stipitate apothecium ; Mycoce- 
cid‘ium (xyxls, Knktdos, 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; 
Mycology, the science of Fungi ; 
Mycomy’cophytes (gurdv, 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 
(wrdopna, 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 
(+ Prorer). a gelatinous albu- 
minoid resembling protoplasm, of 
which the putrefactive bacteria 
are composed ; Mycorhi’zome ( + 
RurzomeE), mycorrhiza-like struc- 
ture in Corallorhiza and Epipogum 
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Myrrh 
Yoots; Mycorrhi’za (Alfa, a root), 
Symbiotic Fungi on the roots of 
plants, prothallia, etc. ; they may 
be ectotrop’ic, ~ entirely outside, 
or endotrop’ic. ~ entirely within 
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’cropvle = MIcROPYLE; 
My’crozyme = Microzymx. 
Myioph'ilae (uvia, a fly, dAdw, I love), 
plants which are fertilised by din- 
tera; their flowers are dull in 
colour and their odours are dis- 
agreeable to man. 
mykoklep'tic (uJxys, a mushroom, 
kderrixds, thievish), applied to 
the hairs on the rhizome of Corallor- 
hiza innata, R. Br., ‘‘ which seize 
the mycelium.” 
myoch’rous (us, « mouse, xpovs, of 
the skin), mouse-coloured. 
Myrmecodoma’tia (Jpunt, an ant, 
Swudriov, a little’ house), shelters 
formed by plants in which ants 
live; myrmecoph’ilous (¢iAdw, 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 (d0s0s, 
a house), affording shelter only; 
myrmecotroph’ie (rpoph, food), 
furnishing food ; myrmecox’enous 
(Eévos, a host), supplying both 
food and shelter ; Myrme’cophytes 
(purov, a plant), ant-plants; Myr- 
mecosymbio’sis ( + Symetosis), the 
mutual relations between the ants 
and their host-plants; adj. myr- 
mecosymbio’tic. 
My’rosin (uipov, 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, Eng). 
