ALL meanings of ascomycete
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A a - noun ascomycete any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (formerly class Ascomycetes) in which the spores (ascospores) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus). The group includes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mildews 3
- noun ascomycete any of a subdivision (Ascomycotina) of fungi, including the mildews, yeasts, and truffles, that produce spores in asci; sac fungus 3
- noun ascomycete any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (or class Ascomycetes), including the molds and truffles, characterized by bearing the sexual spores in a sac (as distinguished from basidiomycete). 1
- noun ascomycete A fungus whose spores develop within asci. The ascomycetes include most molds, mildews, and yeasts, the fungal component of most lichens, and a few large forms such as morels and truffles. 1
- noun ascomycete Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores. 0