ascomycetous

How to use ascomycetous in a sentence

• Passing over the rest of the sporiferous fungi, we find amongst the ascomycetous group several that are highly esteemed.

  Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

• It is a very common and conspicuous ascomycetous, or cup fungus, growing in clusters on rotten sticks that lie in moist places.

  The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard

• As is clear from the above, nearly all the lichens are produced by the association of an ascomycetous fungus with algae.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 | Various

• The so-called Gasterolichens, Trichocoma and Emericella, have been shown to be merely ascomycetous fungi.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 | Various

• Ergot, the altered grain of rye and other grasses caused by the attack of an ascomycetous fungus called Claviceps purpurea.

  The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various