1. any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus; [syn: ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ascomycetous fungus
n 1: any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision
Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
[syn: ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus]