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ASCOMYCETOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ascomycetous mean?
• ASCOMYCETOUS (adjective)
The adjective ASCOMYCETOUS has 1 sense:
1. related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes
Familiarity information: ASCOMYCETOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
ascomycete (any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus)
Derivation:
ascomycete (any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus)
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