mycophilicadj.
/ˌmʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkoʊˈfɪlɪk/ Relating to or characterized by enthusiasm for mushrooms and other (esp. edible) fungi. Also (of an animal or plant): that feeds or grows on fungi.
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mycophilic1957
1957 V. P. Wasson & R. G. Wasson Mushrooms, Russia & Hist. II. v. 337 The country folk of Provence are similarly proficient in mushroomic lore. Whether this intensive mycophilic knowledge prevails west of the Rhône..,we do not know.
1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Feb. 211/1 (advt.) A favourite with mushroom-hunting enthusiasts and mycophilic epicures.
1995 Zeitschr. f. Naturforschung C. 50 289 From the broth of submerged cultures of Verticillium rexianum..a mycophilic fungus growing on myxomycetes..was isolated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1957- sausage
- sausage and mashed
- sausage balloon
- sausage board
- sausage curl
- sausage dog
- sausage fest
- sausage machine
- sausage party
- sausage poison
- sausage roll
- sausage sizzle
- sausage toad
- sausage-burger
- sausage-cutter
- sausage-eater
- sausage-eating
- sausage-factory
- sausage-filler
- sausage-finger
- sausage-fingered
- sausage-grinder
- sausage-hose
- sausage-like
- sausage-maker