Associations to the word «Ascomycete»

Wiktionary

ASCOMYCETE, noun. Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.

Dictionary definition

ASCOMYCETE, noun. Any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats