Definition of ascomycete Ascomycete
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What does ascomycete mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: ascomycetes |
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| ascomycete - any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus | ||
| ascomycetous fungus | ||
| fungus an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia | ||
| ascomycota, ascomycotina, subdivision ascomycota, subdivision ascomycotina a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi | ||
| ascocarp mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus | ||
| geglossaceae a type of ascomycetous fungus | ||
| sarcosomataceae a type of ascomycetous fungus | ||
| clavicipitaceae, grainy club mushrooms any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes | ||
| cup fungus, discomycete any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ascomycete (Noun)
Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non- motile spores.
Part of speech
🔤- ascomycete, noun, singular of ascomycetes.
