ASCOMYCETE


Meaning of ASCOMYCETE in English

[as.co.my.cete] n [ultim. fr. Gk askos + myket-, mykes fungus; akin to Gk myxa mucus--more at mucus] (1875): any of a 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 adj

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