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ascomycete

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
as-comycete
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

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Etymology

From the taxonomic name Ascomycetes (older synonym of Ascomycota) reanalyzed as a plural common noun; by surface analysis, asco- + -mycete.

Inflected Forms

ascomycetes (plural)

Derived Forms

ascomycetal ascomycetous

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

sac fungus ascomycetous fungus

Questions

What does ascomycete mean?
Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
Where does ascomycete come from?
From the taxonomic name Ascomycetes (older synonym of Ascomycota) reanalyzed as a plural common noun; by surface analysis, asco- + -mycete.

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