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ascomycete
[ as-kuh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]
/ ˌæs kəˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit /
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noun Mycology.
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).
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Also called sac fungus.
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How to use ascomycete in a sentence
The term sporidia he limits to spores produced or enclosed in an ascus, as in the Ascomycete.
It is supposed by some that Saccharomyces is a very degraded Ascomycete, in which the Torula condition has become fixed.
British Dictionary definitions for ascomycete
ascomycete
/ (ˌæskəmaɪˈsiːt) /
noun
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
Derived forms of ascomycete
ascomycetous, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for ascomycete
ascomycete
[ ăs′kō-mī′sēt′ ]
Any of various fungi belonging to the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the presence of sexually produced spores formed within an ascus. Like most fungi, ascomycetes also reproduce asexually by the formation of nonsexual spores called conidia at the ends of filaments known as hyphae. Yeasts, many molds that cause food spoilage, and the edible fungi known as morels and truffles, are ascomycetes. A number of serious plant diseases, including ergot, the powdery mildews that attack fruit, and Dutch elm disease, are also caused by ascomycetes.
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