n.
Pronunciation: -r ō - ' m ī -( ˌ )s ē z
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from sacchar- + -myces fungus, from Greek myk ē s ― more at MYC-
Date: 1873
: any of a genus ( Saccharomyces of the family Saccharomycetaceae) of usually unicellular yeasts (as a brewer's yeast) that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding