ascomycete
/ˌæskəmaɪˈsiːt/noun
(pl. ascomycetes /-tiːz/)
1- Botany a fungus whose spores develop within asci. They include most moulds, mildews, and yeasts, the fungal component of most lichens, and a few large forms such as morels and truffles.【植】子囊菌。比较BASIDIOMYCETE.
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- Subdivision Ascomycotina (formerly class Ascomycetes): several classes.子囊菌亚门（原子囊菌纲）：数种。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Ascomycetes (former class name)， from Greek askos 'sac' + mukētes 'fungi'.