family Saccharomycetaceae
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| Noun | 1. | family Saccharomycetaceae - family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates fungus family - includes lichen families Endomycetales, order Endomycetales - fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus genus Saccharomyces, Saccharomyces - single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates |
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