Defn: A description of seaweeds.
PHYCOLOGY
Phy*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The science of algæ, or seaweeds; algology.
PHYCOMATER
Phy`co*ma"ter, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. mater mother.] (Bot.)
Defn: A gelatin in which the algæ spores have been supposed to vegetate.
PHYCOMYCETES
Phy`co*my*ce"tes, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. seaweed + mycetes.] (Bot.)
Defn: A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi, the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body ranges from an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well-developed and much- branched mycelium. Reproduction is mainly sexual, by the formation of conidia or sporangia; but the group shows every form of transition from this method through simple conjugation to perfect sexual reproduction by egg and sperm in the higher forms. — Phy`co*my*ce"tous (#), a.
PHYCOPHAEINE
Phy`co*phæ"ine, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A brown coloring matter found in certain algæ.
PHYCOXANTHIN; PHYCOXANTHINE
Phy`co*xan"thin, Phy`co*xan"thine, n. Etym: [Gr.