'Schizomycetes' definitions:
Definition of 'Schizomycetes'
(from WordNet)
noun
A former classification [syn: Schizomycetes, class Schizomycetes]
Definition of 'Schizomycetes'
From: GCIDE
- Schizomycetes \Schiz`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ? to split + ?, -?, a fungus.] (Biol.) An order of Schizophyta, including the so-called fission fungi, or bacteria. See Schizophyta, in the Supplement. [1913 Webster]