ascomycete

as·co·my·cete  (sk-mst, -m-st)

n.

Any of various members of a large group of fungi characterized by the presence of sexually produced spores formed within an ascus. Also called sac fungus.

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asco·my·cetous (-sts) adj.

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ascomycete [ˌæskəmaɪˈsiːt]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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

ascomycetous  adj

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ascomycete  (sk-mst)

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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ascomycete - any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus ascomycetous fungus ascocarp - mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus Geglossaceae - a type of ascomycetous fungus Sarcosomataceae - a type of 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 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 ascus - saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes