di·kary·ophyte noun alsodi·cary·ophyte\dīˈkarēəˌfīt\ (-s) Etymology:di- + kary- + -phyte : the dikaryotic mycelium as a whole in fungi (as the rusts) — used especially to distinguish such a mycelium from that having a single diploid nucleus in each cell • di·cary·ophyt·ic\(ˌ)dī|karēə|fid.ik\adjective