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ascomycetes
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| ascomycotina
| ascophyllum
ascomycetes
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ascomycetes has 1 sense
- ascomycetes(n = noun.plant) class ascomycetes - large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi; Array is a kind of class
is a member of ascomycota, ascomycotina, subdivision ascomycota, subdivision ascomycotina
CIDE DICTIONARY
ascomycetes, n.
large class of higher fungi . [WordNet 1.5]
ascomycetes, n. pl. [NL.; ascus + Gr. , , fungus.].
A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate hyphæ, and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore sacs; the sac fungi. It comprises many orders, among which are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc. The class is coextensive with the phylum Ascomycota . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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