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noun Ascomycetes n. pl. (Bot.) A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate hyphae, 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.
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