mycetocyte

noun

my·​ce·​to·​cyte

mīˈsētəˌsīt

plural -s

: a cell in various insects (as most true bugs) of a type that contains unicellular and probably symbiotic fungi and is usually clustered with others of its kind into paired mycetomes

Word History

Etymology

mycet- + -cyte

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