ascomycete

noun

Etymology

From the taxonomic name Ascomycetes (“older synonym of Ascomycota”) reanalyzed as a plural common noun; by surface analysis, asco- + -mycete.

Definitions

  1. Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus,…

    Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.

    • Chromistas are oomycetes whereas fungi includes chytridiomycetes, zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and mitosporic fungi.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ascomycete. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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