schizomycetes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a former classification
    class Schizomycetes.

WordNet

Schiz`o*my*ce"tes noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. to split + , -, a fungus.
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) An order of Schizophyta, including the so-called fission fungi, or bacteria. See Schizophyta, in the Supplement.

Webster 1913