Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ascomycete

1 sense of ascomycete

Sense 1
ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus -- (any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus)
       => fungus -- (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)