zy·go·my·cete (z??g?-m??s?t?, -m?-s?t?)n. Any of numerous fungi of the division Zygomycota, characterized by a sexual phase of the life cycle during which specialized hyphae fuse to form a zygospore, and including various food molds.[zygo- (in reference to the formation of the zygospore) : -mycete.]zy?go·my·ce?tous (-s??t?s) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.zygomycete (?za?????ma?si?t) n (Botany) any filamentous fungus of the phylum Zygomycota (or Zygomycetes), which reproduces sexually by means of zygospores, including the bread mould ?zygomy?cetous adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014zy?go?my?cete (?za? g??ma? sit, -ma??sit, ?z?g ?-) n. any of a wide variety of common fungi constituting the phylum Zygomycota, of the kingdom Fungi, in which sexual reproduction is by the formation of zygospores. [