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From the taxonomic name Ascomycetes (older synonym of Ascomycota) reanalyzed as a plural common noun; by surface analysis, asco- + -mycete.
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ascomycete
Today it means: Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores. Full definition →