Schizomycetes

[skɪzəmɪ'sets]

(noun.) a former classification.

Inputed by Bennett--From WordNet

(n. pl.) An order of Schizophyta, including the so-called fission fungi, or bacteria. See Schizophyta, in the Supplement.

Typist: Lolita

n. a botanical term for Bacteria in reference to their commonest mode of reproduction—by transverse division.

Edited by Clifford