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| Matching Terms: | ascomycete | ||
 WordNet Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | [n] large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi | ||
| Synonyms: | class Ascomycetes | ||
| See Also: | Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, class, Discomycetes, Euascomycetes, family Morchellaceae, Morchellaceae, subclass Discomycetes, subclass Euascomycetes, subdivision Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycotina | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \As`co*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; ascus + Gr. ?, ?,
fungus.] (Bot.)
A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate
hyph[ae], and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore
sacs. It comprises many orders, among which are the yeasts,
molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc. -- {As`co*my*ce"tous},
a.
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