Definition of Ascomycetes

1. Noun. Large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi.


Definition of Ascomycetes

1. n. pl. A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate hyphæ, and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore sacs. It comprises many orders, among which are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc.

Definition of Ascomycetes

1. Noun. (plural of ascomycete) ¹

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Definition of Ascomycetes

1. ascomycete [n] - See also: ascomycete

Medical Definition of Ascomycetes

1. A class of fungi characterised by the presence of asci and ascospores. Such fungi have generally two distinct reproductive phases, the sexual or perfect stage and the asexual or imperfect stage. Ajellomyces capsulatum and Ajellomyces dermatitidis are pathogenic members of this class. Origin: G. Askos, a bag, + mykes, mushroom (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascomycetes

asclepiads
asclepias
ascocarp
ascocarpic
ascocarpous
ascocarps
ascococci
ascococcus
ascogenous
ascogonia
ascogonium
ascolichen
ascoma
ascomata
ascomycete
ascomycetous
ascomycetous fungus
ascon
asconce
asconoid
ascorbase
ascorbate
ascorbate-cyanide test
ascorbate oxidase
ascorbates
ascorbic
ascorbic acid

Literary usage of Ascomycetes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sexual Reproduction and the Organization of the Nucleus in Certain Mildews by Robert Almer Harper (1905)
"RELATIONS OF ascomycetes AND BASIDIOMYCETES. 21 Maire's (62) discovery of regularly binucleated cells in the carpo- I phore of the Basidiomycetes, ..."

2. Fecundation in Plants by David Myers Mottier (1904)
"Within recent years our knowledge of the sexual process in certain of the higher fungi, the ascomycetes, has been greatly advanced by the classical ..."

3. Fungous Diseases of Plants, with Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"CHAPTER XI ascomycetes The ascomycetes, the largest class of the fungi, ... As usually considered, the ascomycetes include about ten orders and more than ..."

4. A Course of Practical Instruction in Botany by Frederick Orpen Bower (1891)
"484) as members of the ascomycetes, and on the other with the Lichens to be described below (p. 473), observations should be made on some species of Peziza. ..."

5. Moulds, Mildews, and Mushrooms: A Guide to the Systematic Study of the Fungi by Lucien Marcus Underwood (1899)
"The members of the second class of Fungi, the ascomycetes, ... The ascomycetes vary greatly in size, habit and structure ; mycelium is usually ..."

6. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"The ascomycetes are distinguished for the most part, like the other higher Fungi, ... The simplest of the ascomycetes is the sub-group known as the ..."

7. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"... of ascomycetes—Glycogen of Plants.*—The following are the principal conclusions of Dr. L. Errera on this subject, the method adopted for extracting ..."

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