n.
Pronunciation: ˌ as-k ō - ' m ī - ˌ s ē t, - ˌ m ī - ' s ē t
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek askos + myk ē t-, myk ē s fungus; akin to Greek myxa mucus ― more at MUCUS
Date: 1872
: any of a group (as class Ascomycetes or subdivision Ascomycotina) of higher fungi (as yeasts or molds) with septate hyphae and spores formed in asci
– as · co · my · ce · tous \ - ˌ m ī - ' s ē -t ə s \ adjective