Pseudosaccharomycetaceae

plural noun

Pseu·​do·​saccharomycetaceae

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: a family of yeastlike fungi (order Moniliales) that do not germinate by repetition

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pseudosaccharomycet-, Pseudosaccharomyces, type genus (from pseud- + sacchar- + mycet-, -myces) + -aceae

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