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Definition of "ascomycete" []

  • Any of various members of a large group of fungi characterized by the presence of sexually produced spores formed within an ascus. Also called sac fungus. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ascomycete" in a sentence
  • "What it is: The edible fruiting body of a group of subterranean ascomycete fungi of the genus Tuber."
  • "Morels belong to the ascomycete group of fungi, one of the most important groups to man."
  • "VA-mycorrhiza infected rubber trees reveal an increase in resistance against a foliar disease (South American Leaf Blight) caused by the ascomycete Microcyclus ulei."