Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ascomycetous \ascomycetous\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to ascomycetes.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ascomycetes \As`co*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; ascus + Gr. ?, ?,
fungus.] (Bot.)
A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate
hyph[ae], and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore
sacs; the sac fungi. It comprises many orders, among which
are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc. The
class is coextensive with the phylum Ascomycota. --
As`co*my*ce"tous, a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ascomycetous
adj 1: related to or characteristic of fungi of the class
Ascomycetes