sac fungus

noun

1. ascomycete.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sac fungus¹

First recorded in 1925–30; so called because its spores are formed in a sac

Example Sentences

Another very large group of fungi is the Ascomycetes, or sac fungi.

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Ascomycetes, or “Spore sac fungi,” where the spores are produced in delicate sacs called asci.

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