ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmīˈsēd.ēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from blast- + -mycetes
in some classifications : a group of pathogenic fungi growing typically like yeasts by budding but sometimes forming mycelium and conidia on artificial media and being usually classed among the Moniliales or formerly sometimes made synonymous with Saccharomycetaceae