Meaning Of The Word Ascomycete

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ascomycete in American English
any of a subdivision (Ascomycotina) of fungi, including the mildews, yeasts, and truffles, that produce spores in asci; sac fungus
noun: any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (or class Ascomycetes), including the molds and truffles, characterized by bearing the sexual spores in a sac (as distinguished from basidiomycete)

ascomycete in British English
noun: 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

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