Definition of Chytrid

1. Noun. Any fungus of the division Chytridiomycota. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chytrid

1. an aquatic or soil fungus [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chytrid

chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogens
chymotrypsins
chymotryptic
chymous
chymus
chynd
chyometer
chyometers
chypre
chypres
chyron
chyrons
chyrstal
chyrstals
chytrid (current term)
chytridiomycosis
chytrids
chœnices
chœnix
chœnixes
chætognath
chætognaths
chætophorous
chèvre
chétif
ci-devant
ciabatta
ciabattas
ciabatte

Literary usage of Chytrid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. British Fresh-water Algae, Exclusive of Desmidieae and Diatomaceae by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1882)
"Braun chytrid. fo. 20, .•. V., /. 21. Parasitic in the interior of plants, ... Braun chytrid., p. 66, t. 5, f. 24-27. Parasitic on various alge. ..."

2. Annales Mycologici (1903)
"An effort was made during this spring to collect some specimens of this alga, in order to attempt inoculations of it with the chytrid from Spirogyra. ..."

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