mycobiont

[ mahy-koh-bahy-ont ]
/ ˌmaɪ koʊˈbaɪ ɒnt /

noun

the fungal component of a lichen.

Origin of mycobiont

First recorded in 1957; myco- + -biont

Words nearby mycobiont

mycobacterium leprae, mycobacterium marinum, mycobacterium phlei, mycobacterium scrofulaceum, mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycobiont, mycocecidium, mycodermatitis, mycoflora, mycogenous, mycol.

British Dictionary definitions for mycobiont

mycobiont
/ (ˌmaɪkəʊˈbaɪɒnt) /

noun

botany the fungal constituent of a lichen Compare phycobiont