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saccharomycete

sac·cha·ro·my·cete [ sàkərō m st ] (plural sac·cha·ro·my·cetes [ sàkərō m sts, sàkərō mī steez ])


noun 
Definition:
 
single-celled yeast: a single-celled yeast that has no mycelium, reproduces asexually, and ferments sugar. Genus Saccharomyces.

[Late 19th century. <saccharo- + Greek mukētes "mushrooms, fungi"]
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