Ascomycetous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ascomycetous \ascomycetous\ adj.
     1. of or pertaining to ascomycetes.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ascomycetes \As`co*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; ascus + Gr. ?, ?,
     fungus.] (Bot.)
     A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate
     hyph[ae], 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. --
     {As`co*my*ce"tous}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ascomycetous
       adj : related to or characteristic of fungi of the class
             Ascomycetes