ˌsakərōˈmī(ˌ)sēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Saccharomycet-, Saccharomyces, from sacchar- + -mycet-, -myces
: a genus of usually unicellular yeasts (family Saccharomycetaceae) distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and their facility in reproducing asexually by budding — see brewers' yeast , wine yeast